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Got an opinion about downloading music, and its potential effect on the music industry? Doesn't everyone?

Everyone except, perhaps, the ‘expert’ interviewed live by the BBC a couple of days ago: one Mr Guy Kewney, editor of the Newswireless technology website.

In an almighty stuff-up, the taxi driver waiting patiently in reception to pick up Mr Kewney was somehow mistaken for Mr Kewney... and duly interviewed. On the television news. Live.

cabbie_0001_crop.jpg The cabbie guy.headphones.jpg Guy Kewney

To his credit, he did a wonderful job of pretending to be who the interviewer thought he was, save the brief, hilarious look of abject horror as he realises what's happening.

Watch the video here.

Read the transcript here.

Email Dumb Terminal here.

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