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Philipp Schröder-Ringe, LL.M.

Partner
Germany

The fact that I dedicate myself with great commitment to event and data protection law and enjoy representing the interests of my clients – in court if necessary – may also be due to the fact that I need to keep on the move. If not professionally, then socially.

Focus Communications and media law Competition law Data protection law IT law Procedural law Competition & Advertising Legal proceedings Press & Media Sports
Languages of correspondence

English, German, Italian

Contact information
Phone +49 30 283057453
Vita

After studying at the University of Osnabrück, the Università degli Studi di Firenze, and Stockholm University, and completing his legal traineeship in Berlin and Neuruppin, Philipp Schröder-Ringe was admitted to the bar as a lawyer in 2008. In parallel, he earned a Master’s degree in Law and IT in Stockholm in 2010. Since 2012, he has been a partner at HÄRTING Rechtsanwälte, focusing on copyright, IT, and data protection law. Since 2020, his main areas of practice have been event, data protection, and litigation law. He has also been recognized in the Best Lawyers ranking in the category of data protection law since 2020. When not volunteering for ITechLaw or supporting Berlin’s creative industries, the father of two pursues his passion for concerts, festivals, or attending football matches. When time permits, he plays football himself, goes running, or heads to the mountains for snowboarding.

Engagement
Activites
  • Board of Directors of ITechLaw
  • Past Chair of the ITechLaw Young Lawyers Committee
  • Contact person for the Live Music Commission Association of Music Venues (LiveKomm)
  • Free University of Berlin: Lecturer in the Funpreneur competition: Compact course in law
Memberships
Lectures & Seminars
  • Free Open Air Workshop organised by the Clubcommission and the IHK, since 2014
  • Legal advice for the FU’s Funpreneur competition, since 2012
  • 31 May 2025: Musicbase on Tour at Gladhouse Cottbus: Making events possible! Current legal developments for authorities and open-air event organisers in Brandenburg
  • 14 May 2024: Keynote speech on: Freedom or narrow-mindedness? – What the current legislative changes mean for event organisers; followed by a panel discussion
  • 27 September 2023: Day of Live Venues & Music Clubs NRW 2023: Clubs are Culture
  • 20 June 2023: Kultur.Know.How: Legal handling of noise in public spaces
  • 25 May 2023: ITechLaw Word Conference Toronto 2023: ‘Fighting Online Hate and Harm: The Approaches, The Tools, The Result’
  • 1 September 2022: Stadt nach Acht in Dortmund: “No fun!? – Classification of clubs and music venues under building planning law
  • 1 September 2022: Stadt nach Acht in Dortmund: Enforcement notes from the Urban Development Expert Commission on the building planning law situation of music clubs
  • 9 March 2022: Klang.Raum.Stadt at Holzmarkt: Legal situation regarding sound and noise (TA Lärm, Leisure Noise Directive)
  • 4 March 2022: Musikland Niedersachsen Symposium on Festivals and Venues: Legal situation regarding coronavirus // Ticketing & contracts
  • 4 November 2020: Most Wanted Music: 2021 will be a festival year
  • 23 October 2020: Global Technology Law Summit: Tackling global threats with data and AI in the context of ethics and data protection laws
  • 17 May 2018: ITechLaw Conference Seattle 2018: ‘International Internet Platforms’
  • 10 April 2018: bevh Country Day Switzerland ‘Internationalisation of an e-commerce shop in the D-A-CH region’
  • 23 March 2018: 31st German Food Law Day, Wiesbaden: ‘Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp – food advertising to children and young people on social networks’
  • 6 November 2017: Festival Land Brandenburg – Opportunities for the Region, Cottbus
  • 27 August 2016: East Side Music Days: ‘Legal Issues Relating to Music in Public Spaces’
  • 26 October 2015: Duitslanddag des bevh, Cologne: ‘Data Protection in Germany’
  • 30 January 2015: Asian-Pacific-ITechLaw-Conference, Bangalore, India: ‘The Role of Governments and Data Privacy’
  • 12 September 2014: Grüne Liga: ‘Legal framework for events in public spaces’
  • 12 June 2014: World Class Social Customer Support 2014, Frankfurt: ‘Data Protection and Legal Limits in Social Media’
  • 2 April 2014: bvh 2014, Hamburg: ‘The Legally Compliant Design of a B2B Online Shop’
  • 6 February 2013: BVH B2B Day: ‘What legal pitfalls threaten shippers due to data protection and sales on third-party marketplaces?
  • 26–27 April 2013: 17th German-French Seminar ‘The secure presence of companies on the Internet’: “The risks associated with the presence of companies on the Internet
  • 18 October 2012: 11th Bavarian IT Law Day: ‘Distance selling on social media and Internet portals’
Latest insights
GEMA wins against OpenAI: Strengthening copyright in the age of AI

11. November 2025
by Philipp Schröder-Ringe, LL.M.

Digitalisation and, in particular, the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) pose new challenges for copyright law. On 11 November 2025, the 42nd Civil Chamber of the Regional Court of Munich I, which specialises in copyright law, issued a landmark ruling in the case "GEMA v. OpenAI". It thus strengthens the position of authors vis-à-vis AI providers and obliges OpenAI to cease and desist and potentially pay damages for the use of copyrighted song lyrics in the training and operation of its language models. The judgement is not legally binding, but has a signal effect for the entire industry

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Neighbourhood remains a neighbourhood – VG Berlin protects established restaurant district!

28. July 2025
by Tjade Elix & Philipp Schröder-Ringe, LL.M.

In its decision of 8 July 2025, the Berlin Administrative Court granted the main points of the urgent appeal filed by a restaurateur from Kastanienallee in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg. The court restored the suspensive effect of the action against the shortening of the closing time and the ban on the provision of outdoor seating. The restaurateur thus preliminarily prevailed against an order by the Pankow district authority that would have severely restricted his business activities in the outdoor area.

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IDO may not demand a contractual penalty

1. April 2025
by Joselyne Ntikahavuye & Philipp Schröder-Ringe, LL.M.

In a judgement dated 14 March 2025 - 7 HK O 50/23, which was obtained by HÄRTING Rechtsanwälte, the Regional Court of Trier ruled that a cease-and-desist declaration obtained by the IDO Interessenverband für das Rechts- und Finanzconsulting deutscher Online-Unternehmen e.V. (IDO) could be effectively terminated due to abuse of rights. Exceptionally, this cancellation also had retroactive effect on a contractual penalty that had already been claimed but not yet paid. The court found that the IDO may not demand contractual penalties because it lacks the authority to issue warnings as long as it is not entered in the list of trade associations of the Federal Office of Justice.

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Runaway – When a speedster ends up in court and other event disputes

20. February 2025
by Philipp Schröder-Ringe, LL.M. & Dr. Martin Schirmbacher

Philipp Schröder-Ringe, partner at Härting Rechtsanwälte, deals with disputes relating to sport, clubs, festivals and events. In episode 68 of HÄRTING|fm, he presents three event law cases in the context of the litigation series. - How do you make a claim against "Flitzer"? - Which court is responsible for international merchandising contracts? - What must a proof of use contain in the context of project funding and what disputes can arise in the event of a missing submission?

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