The BBC is being sued by the person mistakenly interviewed reside on its information channel, for a share within the royalties of the clip that went world wide.
Computer technician Guy Goma visited the BBC in 2006 for a job interview – however ended up being interviewed reside on air, after employees fetched the fallacious ‘Guy’ from reception.
Believing she was interviewing tech professional Guy Kewney, BBC presenter Karen Bowerman requested Goma all a few authorized battle between Apple Computers and the Apple Corps report firm (created by The Beatles), a subject Goma tried valiantly to debate.
The outcomes – his confused solutions, his more and more befuddled face – turned an web sensation, with the video clip being shared broadly on the time and ever since for the final 17 years.
Now Goma has revealed he’s suing the BBC for a share within the royalties created by his unintended interview. The Daily Mail experiences Goma telling the podcast collection Accidental Celebrities that he had acquired no cost from the broadcaster regardless of contacting them:
He stated: They didn’t reply me.” Asked if he could be going to courtroom to get better a portion of the proceeds, he replied: “I am going to go because of the money they made from it. They didn’t give me a single penny… They have been using it for nearly 20 years with no penny to me. When I see that they are paying people millions here and there, that clip made them richer.”
Goma added that he was contemplating writing a e book, known as ‘Wrong Guy.’
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