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 <mpet...@netflight.com> wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Brett Frankenberger <rbf+na...@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