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January 24, 2007

Timbaland

      *Super-producer Timbaland has been accused of jacking a beat from a Finnish man without permission for Nelly Furtado's track "Do It," which appears on her latest album “Loose.”

      A YouTube user named TimbalandRips posted a video claiming that the Virginia musician stole a melody from a track called “Acidjazzed Evening,” which was created six years ago by Finnish producer Janne Suni.      

      In the video, a snippet of Suni's song is played first, followed by parts of Timbaland's track for Furtado. He then leaves it up to listeners to judge the similarities.      

      Meanwhile, a second YouTube video accuses Timbaland of using the same Suni track for a ringtone he produced last year titled "Block Party."     

      A posting on what appears to be Suni's official site listed at the end of the YouTube clip reads: "I have been using the services of a law firm since September 2006. I expect to have more information to publish by Tuesday."

 

YouTube Clip Accusing Timbaland of Biting