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:
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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