Man mistaken for tech expert to sue BBC over footage royalties

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Guy Goma became an internet sensation after staff at the public broadcaster confused him with a technology expert due to be interviewed about the threat of online music to the industry.

| The BBC is to be sued by a man interviewed in a case of mistaken identity over a row about royalties.

Mr Goma had arrived for a job interview with the corporation’s IT department when he was ushered intoand quizzed about a legal battle between Apple computers and the Apple Corps record company. When asked if the BBC had contacted him since the blunder, Mr Goma said he had contacted them but had had no response.

Mr Goma realised there had been a mistake when journalist Karen Bowerman started questioning him about the court battle between the two Apple companies.

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