Sometimes trademark holders demand changes to Wikimedia content by claiming it violates their trademark. In May, the owner of a top level domain name trademark requested that an English Wikipedia article about the domain be amended. They wanted us to remove information that they claimed was inaccurate, arguing that it therefore violated their trademark rights. We explained how Wikipedia pages are created and edited, and advised them to use the relevant talk pages to work with volunteer contributors. Unfortunately, the owner refused to discuss their concerns with the editors. Because the information was well sourced, and did not constitute trademark infringement, we did not remove the information.
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