A fake interview with a politician does not violate her personal rights; an update from the German Regional Court

The Regional Court of Hamburg addressed the question in August last year as to whether a fake interview with a German politician violates her personal rights, and ruled that: (1) whether a character is satirical is to be determined from the perspective of an unbiased and understanding audience; (2) The satirical nature of a text may result from the content of the publication itself (such as the choice of words, exaggerations, humour) as well as the accompanying context in which the text is published.