The Source - Stealing Beats? Don’t ‘Do It’

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Stealing Beats? Don’t ‘Do It’

A lawsuit has been filed against Timbaland and Nelly Furtado by Kernel Records, a music label based in Finland. The label claims that the chart-topping duo stole elements from a song previously recorded by Finnish artists in order to create the song “Do It”. The label alleges that production from “Do It” was taken from “Acidjazzed Evening,” a song originally recorded in 2000 by composer Janne Suni. According to Kernel Records, Timbaland “knowingly and willfully stole” the song.

This is not the first time Timbo has been accused of using someone else’s work. In 2007, controversy arose when the first of several independent producers accused Timbaland of plagiarism via YouTube, using video evidence. Coincidentally, the production of “Do It” was also cited as being stolen work.

AllHipHop.com reports that Kernel Records is suing Mosley Music, LLC, and Geffen Records, requesting that the release, performance, reprinting, and sale of “Do It” be prohibited.



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