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8-Bit · 15th Feb 07

HI Everyone,

This is a great forum and I like how the responses are very civilized compared to other forums I've read following this story.

I'd like to clear up some misconception and miss understood information.

- "Acid Jazzed Evening" is not from a Video Game music.

- Street Fighter Alpha does not have Acid Jazzed Evening as one of its tunes. I own the arcade machine and I can tell you its not there.

Why the Uproar? This is not a case of sampling 2-3 or 4 seconds of music and looping it. Its taking an entire song, adding a beat and Nelly's Vocals than releasing it to the public as Timbalands original work. That is the problem.

In a recent radio interview Timbaland said that "maybe you didn't know who it was by because it don't have the credits listed. So you just use it. Hey, I don't know, I like it, but I'm gonna use it."

The Claim that there is no credit given is false "Acid Jazzed Evening" can be downloaded in its native .MOD and .SID Format and played inside an emulator and winamp, in both cases you can see the Song Title, Author Name and Year it was composed.

Again I repeat...it is not music from a Video Game and it was never used for a Video Game.

I dont know why Timbaland would say it was from a Video Game, either he is

misinformed or is trying to downplay the whole thing.

It is one thing to sample bits and another to take an entire song, put lyrics on it and call it you're own work.

To quote Timbaland again "I don't have no researchin'- time is coming up when I got to turn a record in."

He does not have time to research? With all the money he's making, he could hire a student to do the research for him.

Were now 2007 / 21st Century by this day an age a producer like him should no better that you should clear any samples you use. I think he figured he wasnt going to get caught. Since in 2005 he used the same song for a RingTone.

Look at what happened to "The Verve" using an uncleared sample from the Rolling Stones for the song "Bitter sweet symphony" The Rolling stones sued and one the rights to the song and since they owned it, they were using the song for TV Commercials etc.. and that was the end of "The Verve" and that was just from using a sample.

Imagine taking a Beatles song, putting you're own lyrics to it and calling it your own, guess whats going to happen? Beatles Fans and many who are familiar with the Beatles will complain.

Same thing has happened here.

Again I cannot say this enough times. "Acid Jazzed Evening" is not a video game song it is an original composition for a Oldskool Music Competition back in 2000.

15th Feb 07	#32
8-Bit Nelstar Fan Join Date: 15th Feb 07 Location: Canada Posts: 2	Re: Timbaland's answer to this "controversy" HI Everyone, This is a great forum and I like how the responses are very civilized compared to other forums I've read following this story. I'd like to clear up some misconception and miss understood information. - "Acid Jazzed Evening" is not from a Video Game music. - Street Fighter Alpha does not have Acid Jazzed Evening as one of its tunes. I own the arcade machine and I can tell you its not there. Why the Uproar? This is not a case of sampling 2-3 or 4 seconds of music and looping it. Its taking an entire song, adding a beat and Nelly's Vocals than releasing it to the public as Timbalands original work. That is the problem. In a recent radio interview Timbaland said that "maybe you didn't know who it was by because it don't have the credits listed. So you just use it. Hey, I don't know, I like it, but I'm gonna use it." The Claim that there is no credit given is false "Acid Jazzed Evening" can be downloaded in its native .MOD and .SID Format and played inside an emulator and winamp, in both cases you can see the Song Title, Author Name and Year it was composed. Again I repeat...it is not music from a Video Game and it was never used for a Video Game. I dont know why Timbaland would say it was from a Video Game, either he is misinformed or is trying to downplay the whole thing. It is one thing to sample bits and another to take an entire song, put lyrics on it and call it you're own work. To quote Timbaland again "I don't have no researchin'- time is coming up when I got to turn a record in." He does not have time to research? With all the money he's making, he could hire a student to do the research for him. Were now 2007 / 21st Century by this day an age a producer like him should no better that you should clear any samples you use. I think he figured he wasnt going to get caught. Since in 2005 he used the same song for a RingTone. Look at what happened to "The Verve" using an uncleared sample from the Rolling Stones for the song "Bitter sweet symphony" The Rolling stones sued and one the rights to the song and since they owned it, they were using the song for TV Commercials etc.. and that was the end of "The Verve" and that was just from using a sample. Imagine taking a Beatles song, putting you're own lyrics to it and calling it your own, guess whats going to happen? Beatles Fans and many who are familiar with the Beatles will complain. Same thing has happened here. Again I cannot say this enough times. "Acid Jazzed Evening" is not a video game song it is an original composition for a Oldskool Music Competition back in 2000.