Marriott wifi blocking

Sun Oct 5 06:23:11 UTC 2014

Perhaps. I admit that trademark would be a novel approach that might succeed. Of course if I put a satire of Starbucks up on the captive portal, do I qualify under the fair use doctrine for satire?

I think in most cases, people are able to be adults and work it out reasonably without involving the FCC or the PTO. 

Owen

> On Oct 4, 2014, at 19:04, Matthew Petach <mpetach at netflight.com> wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Brett Frankenberger <rbf+nanog at panix.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> ...
>> 
>> So your position is that if I start using Starbuck's SSID in a location
>> where there is no Starbuck, and they layer move in to that building,
>> I'm entitled to compel them to not use their SSID?
> 
> This would be why commercial entities
> often use their trademark identifiers
> as part of the SSID.  You can compel
> them (briefly) not to use the SSID, until
> they sue you for trademark infringement
> and serve cease-and-desist orders against
> you for unlicensed and unauthorized use
> of the Starbucks name.  Totally separate
> realm of enforcement, and in many ways
> far more effective.
> 
> Matt