[174918] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Marriott wifi blocking
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthew Petach)
Sat Oct 4 22:04:09 2014
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <20141005005807.GA24831@panix.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2014 19:04:00 -0700
From: Matthew Petach <mpetach@netflight.com>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
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
