Man mistaken for IT professional throughout dwell interview says he’ll sue BBC over lack of royalties

A person who grew to become an web sensation after being mistakenly interviewed by the BBC greater than 17 years in the past has mentioned he’ll take the company to courtroom over an absence of royalties stemming from the clip.

When Guy Goma walked into the BBC for a job interview as an information cleanser in 2006 nothing would have ready him for his ensuing stardom.

Mr Goma was put within the sizzling seat on BBC News 24 after workers confused him with an IT journalist referred to as Guy Kewney who has been booked to talk with reference to trademark rights and the music trade.

Putting on a courageous face, Mr Goma answered presenter Karen Bowerman’s questions commenting on folks “downloading [music] through the internet”.

The blunder has amassed greater than 5 million views on the BBC News YouTube channel, nevertheless Mr Goma has claimed in a podcast that he has not obtained any royalties from the interview mix-up.

Speaking on podcast collection Accidental Celebrities, Mr Goma mentioned he was “going to go” to courtroom in opposition to the BBC due to the “money they made from [the interview]” and that he had not obtained “a single penny”.

He claimed he had contacted the company but it surely “didn’t answer” him.

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Podcast hosts Josh Pieters and Archie Manners mentioned his lack of compensation was “incredibly unfair” since his picture and the clip had been seen worldwide.

Mr Goma mentioned: “They have been using it for nearly 20 years with no penny to me.

“When I see that they’re paying folks hundreds of thousands right here and there, that clip made them richer.”

Elaborating on the interview which he overtly admitted on air on the time as a “big surprise”, Mr Goma revealed how earlier than the ordeal he was provided make up, which he was baffled by.

Mr Goma mentioned he informed the BBC that it had the “wrong person” following the interview however that the company didn’t “say a single thing for a week”.

He added that he was contemplating writing a guide, referred to as Wrong Guy.

Sky News has requested the BBC for a remark.