Resumen de Germany: : Right to quote protects the use of exclusive interviews by competing TV stations
The use of parts of an exclusive TV interview by another TV station can be covered by the right to quote enshrined in section 51 of the Urhebergesetz (Copyright Act). In this case, it is sufficient for the interview to appear as a discussion basis for independent comments made in the television programme using it. This is according to the I. Zivilsenat des Bundesgerichtshofs (1st Civil Chamber of the Federal Court of Justice) judgment of 17 December 2015 (Case I ZR 69/14).
