@seth I don't know what's happening behind the scenes besides that they're obviously aligned in this.
They (.com) wouldn't be able to sue without consent from .org.
.com doesn't own the trademark, they own the license to the trademark.
They don't have the right to tell any other company they can't use the trademark without permission from the trademark holder.
Now, I firmly believe they're only allowing them to do this because Automattic is a massive company now. So basically they can throw their money around to manipulate.
It seems to be exactly what they're doing all around. Financial manipulation.