An ongoing legal squabble in relation to the Nelly Furtado track 'Do It' is about to arrive in the American courts for the first time.
It's been claimed that Furtado and producer Timbaland borrowed bits from a 2000 Finnish track called 'Acidjazzed Evening' for their 2007 single, without permission. Or, perhaps, that Timbaland sneakily sampled a 2002 rework of the Finnish track by Norwegian musician Glenn Rune Gallefoss.
It is Gallefoss who previously sued over the claim, through the Finnish courts, where he launched copyright infringement proceedings against the Finnish branch of Universal, who released the single there. His claim was unsuccessful in court, though he's appealing the ruling.
Now the record company who owned the original 2000 recording are also suing, though they've chosen to do so through the US courts in Florida.
Timbaland, it should be noted, denies stealing from or knowing anything about 'Acidjazzed Evening' or Gallefoss's rework of it.