Timbaland plagiarism controversy

The 2007 dance-pop song "Do It" performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado features elements sampled from "Acidjazzed Evening", a chiptune-style track composed by the Finnish demoscene artist Janne Suni. This was considered plagiarism by some.[1][2] Timbaland, "Do It"'s producer, admitted to sampling Suni's work, but did not believe his usage constituted "stealing", calling the allegations "ridiculous".[3] Although users had noted the similarities between the two tracks on Finnish demoscene forums in July 2006, the Timbaland plagiarism controversy attracted mainstream attention in January 2007, when Internet users posted videos to YouTube alleging Timbaland had plagiarized Suni's work. Soon afterwards, the controversy attracted the attention of the Finnish news portal eDome, and the MTV and Rolling Stone websites, who all published articles detailing the events of the controversy.[4][5][6][7] "Do It" was released as the fifth North American single from Loose on July 24, 2007.

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  2. ^ DiCola, Peter (2011). Making and Unmaking Intellectual Property: Creative Production in Legal and Cultural Perspective - An Economic View of Legal Restrictions on Musical Borrowing and Appropriation. University of Chicago Press. p. chapter 13.
  3. ^ "Soundscapes: From Dr. Dre to J. Cole: The Art of Sample-Based Hip-Hop". Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
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