Dr. Marc-Oliver Srocke

Lawyer, Certified Specialist in Copyright and Media Law




srocke@jbviniol.de

Languages: German, English

Fields:

  • Press and Media Law
  • Copyright

Key Points:

  • Press Law
  • Communication and Media
  • Entertainment Law
  • Communication
  • Litigation
  • Contract drafting and negotiation
Dr. Marc-Oliver Srocke has been a lawyer since 2005. After studying at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, he received his doctorate from the University of Marburg in 2008 with a thesis on “Das Abstraktionsprinzip im Urheberrecht.” He is a certified specialist lawyer for copyright and media law since 2010. He is a partner at JBViniol since 2026.

Dr. Srocke represents publishers, media companies (e.g. print and online publishers, radio and TV stations) and journalists in and out of court, particularly in the fields of press and media law, copyright law and competition law. He also advises artists, creative professionals and production companies in all areas of media and entertainment law.

He was named a “Leading Partner” in the field of media law (press and publishing law) by Legal 500 Germany & EMEA 2025. He is listed as a “Recommended Lawyer” by “Best Lawyers” in cooperation with Handelsblatt 2026. In the JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms 2025, he was named a “Leading Name” for the legal representation of publishers.

Publications

  • Böhmermanns Gedicht „Schmähkritik“: Kann Satire beleidigen?
    in: “Böhmermann, Künast, Rezo: Medien- und Internetrecht in 20 Fällen” (hrsg. von Tobias Gostomzyk und Uwe Jürgens) 2023
  • Prozessuale Waffengleichheit, Kommunikation und Recht 2019
    Heft 7-8, Beilage, 33-37
  • Die Konfrontation des Betroffenen im Vorfeld einer Verdachtsberichterstattung
    AfP 2018, 291
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Associations & Memberships

  • Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Verlagsjustiziare (AGVJ)
  • Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR)
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