Re: Marriott wifi blocking

[Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>]

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 () netflight com> wrote:
>
> On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Brett Frankenberger <rbf+nanog () 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