A man who became a viral sensation after being wrongly interviewed on the BBC more than 17 years ago says he is suing the corporation over a lack of royalties from the clip.
Guy Goma arrived at BBC's headquarters for a job interview in 2006 but found himself being interviewed about internet music downloads.
Goma had been mistaken for technology journalist Guy Kewney who was due to speak on air about a legal dispute between Apple Corps and Apple Computers.
The blunder became popular online and has been viewed more than five million times on the broadcaster’s YouTube channel.
However, Goma told a podcast he has not received any royalties from the interview.
He told the Accidental Celebrities podcast: “I contacted them, they didn’t answer me. Did they pay me for that interview? No.
“They are waiting for me to take them to the court.”
When asked by hosts Josh Pieters and Archie Manners if he intends to go to court against the BBC, he replied: “I’m going to go … because of the money they made on it and they didn’t give me any single penny.”
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A man who became a viral sensation after being wrongly interviewed on the BBC more than 17 years ago says he is suing the corporation over a lack of royalties from the clip.
Guy Goma arrived at BBC's headquarters for a job interview in 2006 but found himself being interviewed about internet music downloads.
Goma had been mistaken for technology journalist Guy Kewney who was due to speak on air about a legal dispute between Apple Corps and Apple Computers.
The blunder became popular online and has been viewed more than five million times on the broadcaster’s YouTube channel.
However, Goma told a podcast he has not received any royalties from the interview.
He told the Accidental Celebrities podcast: “I contacted them, they didn’t answer me. Did they pay me for that interview? No.
“They are waiting for me to take them to the court.”
When asked by hosts Josh Pieters and Archie Manners if he intends to go to court against the BBC, he replied: “I’m going to go … because of the money they made on it and they didn’t give me any single penny.”
More to follow...
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