92-452: 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. Timbaland , "Do It " 's producer, admitted to sampling Suni's work, but did not believe his usage constituted "stealing", calling
184-715: A demoparty held in Helsinki , Finland, in 2000. According to Scene.org , the song was uploaded to their servers the same year, long before the release of the song by Furtado. The song was later remixed (with Suni's permission) by Norwegian Glenn Rune Gallefoss (a.k.a. GRG) for the Commodore 64 in SID format —this is the version that was later used for "Do It". It was first published in a disk magazine in Australia in August 2002 and
276-487: A 1980s influence in the song. Stylus magazine described "Do It" as an "undeniable '80s dance-pop " song on which "she [Furtado] conjures the ghost of Vanity , weaving her wickedly mischievous falsetto through Timbaland's synth splashes." According to The Northern Light , Furtado "sings on a bouncy '80s-style track—complete with the keyboard solo—about something reminiscent of a night of high school romance. The track echoes Gwen Stefani's " Crash ", but with less of
368-555: A 90% rejection rate. One of the judges of the court must be a certified insurance physician. The certification is given by a subsection of the Finnish Medical Association. The standards have also been criticized. The High Court of Impeachment [ fi ] ( valtakunnanoikeus , more literally 'Court of the Realm') may be convened for cases dealing with criminal charges (for an offence in office) against
460-537: A Finnish representative of Universal, which represents Nelly Furtado in Finland, commented the controversy as follows in the January 15, 2007, issue of Iltalehti : In case that the artist decides to pursue the matter further, it's on him to go to America and confront them with the local use of law. It will require a considerable amount of faith and, of course, money. The first legal action against Universal Finland
552-573: A Senior Justice. More important cases are tried before a plenary session of judges if the Chief Justice decides. In cases involving senior government officials, a court of appeals may serve as the court of first instance. The judges of the Courts of Appeal are appointed by the President, on the basis of a draft decision presented by the government. In all types of cases, any party may appeal to
644-700: A dance groove." The Observer said that the song "drops an early Eighties Street Sounds electro-pop motif into some frisky footwork from Timbaland", and Slant Magazine characterised the song as an "'80s uptempo cut that imagines what The Jets would've sounded like if they'd been singing about getting some instead of just having crushes". The website Okayplayer called "Do It" and the Loose tracks " Maneater " and "Glow" " electronic -influenced dance songs" similar to another track, " Promiscuous ", with "a club-friendly '80s-influenced synthesizer melody." Sun Media described it as "'80s-era Madonna -reminiscent", and
736-440: A hearing approximately once a month. The District Court pays a hearing fee to the lay judges and reimburses them for loss of income. Lay judges are appointed by municipal councils, and are not a part of the legal profession. Trial by jury does not exist in Finland as such. In civil cases, there are no non-professional judges involved in the process. In criminal cases, the common sense and popular sense of justice are represented by
828-558: A legal training, twelve with a labour market background. The Chief Justice and one Justice of the Labour court are full-time members with a legal training and without connections to labour market organizations. Two Vice Chief Justices are part-time members, with a legal training and without labour market connections. Four of the lay Justices are nominated by employer organizations, while four lay Justices are nominated by labour unions. The remaining four lay Justices are nominated similarly: Two by
920-496: A longer article and video news. It is not clear if this video news was actually broadcast or merely posted online. MTV-owned sister station VH-1 also published the MTV news story. MTV had attempted to reach Timbaland's representatives via phone and e-mail, but they "had not responded at press time". Do It (Nelly Furtado song) " Do It " is a song by Canadian singer Nelly Furtado from her third studio album, Loose (2006). It
1012-412: A love child [between Furtado and Timbaland], but a bump-and-grind that never finds a groove". The Northern Light editorialised, "Although "Do It" fits well after " Say It Right " [the preceding track on the album], there is something very D+ about the song. As cute as it is, it sounds like something that was just better than a filler track." MTV News summarised "Do It" as a "roller-skating jam [that]
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#17327733566251104-580: A new Parliament act or an amendment to an existing act. The Supreme Court mainly relies on written evidence when deciding on a case. The court may, however, hold oral hearings in which the parties, witnesses and experts are heard in person. The oral hearings are public. The president and other justices of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President of the Republic . The current justices of
1196-497: A person of integrity. They also must have several years experience in the legal profession and other judicial duties. An advocate must be independent and autonomous in relation to the government and all other quarters with the exception of their client. Only members of the bar association are entitled to use the professional title "advocates" ( Finnish : asianajaja , Swedish : advokat ). The Finnish Bar Association has about 1,570 members. Practising lawyers who are not members of
1288-558: A photograph published online in Germany was not a US work. As a result, Timbaland prevailed on summary judgment and the court dismissed the lawsuit. Timbaland's attorneys in the U.S. case included noted entertainment litigator Jeffrey D. Goldman . The earliest Internet forum posts suggesting that "Do It" was based on "Acidjazzed Evening" date back to July 2006, and according to the Finnish news portal eDome , "Suni and other demoscene hobbyists" already knew about it at this time. One of
1380-544: A president and 18 other justices, usually working in five-judge panels. The most important function of the Supreme Court is to rule on important points of law in cases which are significant for the entire legal order, guiding the administration of justice in future cases. Decisions of courts of appeal, as well as certain decisions of the Insurance Court may be appealed against to the Supreme Court, provided that it grants leave to appeal. The Supreme Court gives advice to
1472-480: A professional judge serves as the chairman of the panel of judges. The Finnish District Courts ( Finnish : käräjäoikeus , Swedish : tingsrätt ) deal with criminal cases, civil cases and petitionary matters, such as divorce, the custody of children or debt adjustment. There are 27 district courts in Finland. A district court is headed by the chief judge (Finnish: laamanni , Swedish: lagman ) and other judges ( käräjätuomari , tingsdomare ) who have
1564-441: A rhythm instrument that returns at the end of the song, to reward everyone who's paying attention." Billboard magazine wrote that the song contains "breezy uptempo rhythmic instrumentation alongside a sensual lyric that requests a suitor to deliver the physical goods", and that it is one of the tracks on Loose on which "she extorts Gwen Stefani 's '80s vibe and schoolgirl chants". Hope, Clover. Other critics have identified
1656-496: A separate institution for recidivists after their sentences had expired. In 1971 the law was amended so that property offenses could no longer be considered grounds for indeterminate incarceration, and conditions under which violent offenders could be so confined were more narrowly defined. As a result, the number of offenders held in internment of any kind fell dramatically, from nearly 400 in the 1960s to fewer than 10 in 1984. Although indefinite detention remained legal, this provision
1748-496: A single district judge. More complicated cases are handled by three district judges. Lay judges sit nowadays only in criminal cases, previously also in certain civil matters. The composition with lay judges consists of the ordinary district judge at the District Court, acting as the chairperson, and two (or three) lay judges. The municipal councils appoint the lay judges for terms of four years. Each lay judge participates in
1840-513: A witness of prosecution in the Helsinki court in Gallefoss's case against Universal Music Finland. The Finnish court reportedly threw out the case after ruling in only one aspects of the three claims (sampling, performance rights, producer rights), and the case remained in appellate court as of January 2010. On June 12, 2009, Mikko Välimäki, who is one of the legal counsels of Kernel Records,
1932-494: A writer for the blog MTV Buzzworthy said it sounds like "a mash-up of old-school Madonna". The music video for "Do It" was co-directed by Furtado and Aaron A, the documentarian on Furtado's Get Loose Tour . The filming took place on location in Detroit , one of the stops on the tour. It begins in a women's restroom, in which dancers on Furtado's tour are getting ready to go out. Furtado emerges and starts singing, and she and
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#17327733566252024-524: Is achieved through the judicial system of Finland . The Finnish judicial system is mostly organized under the Ministry of Justice , and consists of The Finnish legal system originated during the period before Swedish rule. The traditional system of tings for criminal cases and civil disputes continued after conquest and the country's first court of appeals was established at Turku in 1634. Olaus Petri 's The Rules for Judges unified legal system since
2116-428: Is all percolating, bubblegum keyboards ", and said it contained "one of Timbaland's best beats since he put the snakey whistle on Ludacris ' " The Potion "". Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times wrote of the album and song, "Ms. Furtado and Timbaland love unexpected details, and this secretly meticulous CD is full of them [...] in "Do It", Ms. Furtado mutters a casual "Yeah"; Timbaland samples it and turns it into
2208-401: Is lodged with the public authority (or private actor using public power) that made the original decision. By means of the request, the authority may double-check its decision (to rule out potential unintentionally incorrect application of law, spelling errors etc.) and possibly modify it, in order that an undisputedly unlawfully made decision need not be settled at court. The rectification process
2300-415: Is not regarded as benefiting the offender, nor is the length of time in an institution to be set on the basis of need for treatment; it is accepted that punishment is detrimental and should be used sparingly. Thus, the tendency has been to rely on light punishment, especially on fines, and to emphasize short sentences of a few weeks or months. In addition to ensuring that sentences are equal and proportional,
2392-471: Is ordered, it is enforced only by the threat of punitive measures and does not depend on the suspect's finances. The tendency since the early 1970s has been to decriminalize a number of actions formerly indictable under the penal code. The modifications in the code reflected changing priorities in assessing the seriousness of criminal conduct, changing norms of social behavior, and an attempt to distinguish between premeditated crime and spontaneous actions. Among
2484-644: Is regulated by the Administrative Procedure Act (434/2003). If the decision is not modified through rectification, an actual appeal may (in most cases) be lodged with the administrative court. That appeals process is regulated by the Administrative Judicial Procedure Act (586/1996). On appeal, the administrative court reviews the legality of the decision of the authority. The appeal may usually be made by an involved person, or by another authority charged with
2576-419: Is stripped onto the single version, with a midsection breakdown . . . amusing, but hardly necessary in scoring yet another essential moment from [ Loose ]". Stylus magazine cited the track and " No Hay Igual " as the album's "undisputed highlights [...] The two songs couldn't possibly be more different, yet the duo [Furtado and Timbaland] manages to convincingly pull off both of them." Slant Magazine said
2668-497: The Billboard Hot 100 . The music video for "Do It" was directed by Aaron A. (the documentarian on Furtado's Get Loose Tour ), and co-directed by Furtado. It was shot on location in Detroit . The video was premiered on MuchMusic on July 13, 2007, and on MTV 's Total Request Live on August 1, 2007. In January 2007, it was revealed that the song contained material plagiarized by Timbaland. Furtado has credited
2760-741: The Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. On the Canadian Hot 100 , the song debuted at number sixty in early August 2007 and peaked at number eleven. In Europe, "Do It" reached number twenty-two in Germany, remaining on the singles chart for nine weeks. The single reached the top twenty in the Netherlands and Norway and the top forty in Switzerland and Belgium. It charted outside the top forty in Austria. In
2852-559: The MTV and Rolling Stone websites, who all published articles detailing the events of the controversy. "Do It" was released as the fifth North American single from Loose on July 24, 2007. The original track, titled "Acidjazzed Evening", is a chiptune -style, 4-channel Amiga module composed by Finnish demoscener Janne Suni (a.k.a. Tempest). The song won first place in the Oldskool Music competition at Assembly 2000 ,
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2944-541: The MTV show Timbaland's Diary , has been identified as an Elektron SidStation . This device is a MIDI-controlled synthesizer based on the SID chip of the Commodore 64, and it is capable of playing back .sid files the way they would have sounded on the original hardware. It has been speculated that Timbaland downloaded Gallefoss' version of the song from the High Voltage SID Collection and used
3036-417: The President of Finland , on the proposal of a judge selection committee. Appointments are permanent. Experience in other court functions qualifies for the task. Judges in higher and administrative courts are assisted by legally trained referendaries ( viskaali ). Finland employs lay judges in serious cases in the district courts. They are not legally trained and not part of the legal profession. However,
3128-433: The municipal governments ( Finnish : kunta , Swedish : kommun ) can be appealed against by any member of the municipality, regardless whether the decision involves them. However, while the usual administrative court proceeding examines both the reasonableness and the legality of the decision, the municipal decision can only be overturned on the grounds of legality. In addition, a municipal decision may not be amended by
3220-454: The 11 waveform bleeps I have put in at random places (only 3 voices on a sid you know), the arpeggios are using filters, I can even hear the lead using my multipulse routine (which i rarely use, but i did it on acidjazz.sid ). On February 3, Gallefoss published the following comment on his personal web page: Not much to tell about this matter. I have made a deal with my lawyers. Sometime in the near future, something will happen. Hannu Sormunen,
3312-451: The 1530s and the law concerning the judicial procedure, the Code of Judicial Procedure ( Finnish : Oikeudenkäymiskaari ), was instituted as part of the legal codification of 1734. Since then, the Code has undergone numerous changes. Nowadays, the Finnish courts are divided into two main branches: general courts dealing with civil suits and criminal cases, and administrative courts regulating
3404-505: The Acidjazzed Evening which was not released commercially. This arrangement was made on the Commodore 64 computer. It was authorized by me, and Glenn Rune Gallefoss explicitly asked for permission before releasing the arrangement. On February 16, 2007, he added the following note: I'll correct one persistent misconception: I have been using the services of a law firm since September 2006. Things are gradually developing behind
3496-598: The Bar Association may not meet the requirements for an advocate, or may prefer not to submit to the obligations of an advocate. The prosecutors in Finland are organised in two tiers. The prosecution service consists of the Office of the Prosecutor General in Helsinki and the local prosecution units in all 90 state local districts in Finland. The Office operates as the central administrative authority for
3588-801: The Chancellor of Justice is appointed for life by the President and is a non-voting member of the Government , whereas the Parliamentary Ombudsman is chosen for a four-year term by the Parliament . Both officials receive complaints from citizens about the conduct of civil servants, and on their own may investigate all public officials and may order prosecutors to proceed against them. The Chancellor of Justice also supervises advocates. Both officials may call any Finnish authorities to render such assistance as they deem fit. As in
3680-463: The Court of Appeal. In the Finnish interpretation of the prohibition of double jeopardy , the case is considered closed only after the final verdict. Thus the prosecution or an injured party may appeal in criminal cases, in addition to the defence. The Court of Appeals usually completely retries the case, hearing the same evidence as presented in the District Court. The process is mainly verbal. However,
3772-678: The Parliament decides that charges are to be brought against the President of Finland or against a member of the Finnish Government in the High Court of Impeachment , the Prosecutor General acts as the prosecutor in the case. Some of the duties of the Prosecutor General are assigned to the Deputy Prosecutor General , the office of which is presently held by Jorma Kalske . For regular prosecutorial tasks,
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3864-503: The President of the Republic in cases concerning the exercise of his or her right to grant a pardon, and to the Ministry of Justice in cases concerning extradition. It may provide legal opinions on government bills at different stages of the legislative process, and the president may consult it on bills passed by Parliament before ratifying them. The Supreme Court may also approach the president on its own initiative, and propose enactment of
3956-599: The President of the Republic, a justice of the Supreme Court, a member of the Government (a minister), the Chancellor of Justice or the Ombudsman of Parliament. The court has convened only four times since its formation in 1922. Five of the members serve ex officio : the Chief Justices of the two supreme courts and the three most senior Chief Justices of the Courts of Appeal. Five of the members are elected by
4048-498: The SidStation for running it to the studio system. In August 2007, an action for infringement was filed in the District Court of Helsinki against Universal Music, Ltd, alleging Nelly Furtado's song "Do It" infringed "Acidjazzed Evening". In January 2009, after a trial that included multiple expert and technical witnesses, a three-judge panel unanimously dismissed the plaintiff's case. On December 17, 2008, Abbott also testified as
4140-512: The Supreme Court, as of February 2020 , are in order of seniority: There are nineteen justices in the Court, including the Chief Justice ( President ). There are eight regional Administrative Courts ( Finnish : hallinto-oikeus , Swedish : förvaltningsdomstol ), named after their seats as the Administrative Courts of Helsinki , Hämeenlinna , Kouvola , Kuopio , Oulu , Rovaniemi , Turku and Vaasa . In addition,
4232-612: The US Billboard Hot 100 at number eighty-eight but dropped off the next week. It peaked at number sixty on the Billboard Pop 100 . "Do It" was Furtado's second consecutive single not to reach the top twenty on the Hot 100 or Pop 100 charts, and the lowest peaking single from Loose on both charts; it is also Furtado's lowest charting entry on the Hot 100. It became the fifth consecutive number-one single from Loose on
4324-541: The United Kingdom, "Do It" debuted at number ninety-five and peaked on its fourth week of charting at number seventy-five and dropped off the next week. Credits adapted from the Loose liner notes. Judicial system of Finland Under the Constitution of Finland , everyone is entitled to have their case heard by a court or an authority appropriately and without undue delay. This
4416-532: The actions of the administration and litigations between individuals and the administration. This division dates to the administrative procedure of the 18th and 19th centuries and was formalized in 1918 when two sections of the Senate became the newly independent country's two highest courts. The Senate Department of Justice became the Supreme Court, and part of the Senate Finance Department was
4508-660: The acts decriminalized were creating a public disturbance because of drunkenness as well as certain offenses against property, such as petty theft. Homosexual acts between consenting adults also ceased to be regarded as a criminal offense. Stiff penalties for offenses against persons, threats of violence against persons, and driving under influence remained unaffected, however. Finland has been less willing than other Scandinavian countries to replace punishment with other measures, such as treatment-oriented institutions for repeat offenders. Under legislation enacted in 1931, offenders "dangerous to private or public safety" could be confined in
4600-400: The administrative courts, only overturned. However, in some areas of administration, the municipal government acts as an administrative authority, and its decisions can be appealed against in the normal manner. The legal costs in the administrative court system are borne by the parties. However, the prevailing party may be awarded the legal costs partly or in full, if it is deemed reasonable in
4692-466: The administrative courts. Only labour unions or employer organizations may bring suits to the Labour Court. Similarly, only employers or labour unions may be called to answer in the Labour Court. If individual employees are called to answer, their labour union is to answer to charges on their behalf. The Labour Court has 16 members elected by the President of Finland for three-year terms, four with
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#17327733566254784-611: The aforementioned subject-matters but may examine any types of cases falling within the court's jurisdiction. About 50 percent of the cases heard in the Supreme Administrative Court involve questions about taxes. The current judges of the Supreme Administrative Court are: The Market Court ( Finnish : markkinaoikeus ) is a special court that hears market law, competition and public procurement cases. It issues injunctions against illegal restrictions of competition and order monetary penalties. It has duties also in
4876-520: The allegations "ridiculous". 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
4968-490: The appeals from the decisions of the Market Court are made to the Supreme Court, while the cases with administrative procedure are appealed to the Supreme Administrative Court. The Labour Court has jurisdiction in disputes on collective agreements and collective civil service agreements. Disputes on individual employment relationships are heard by the general courts and disputes on individual civil service relationships by
5060-448: The authority for further consideration of facts. If the appellant or the authority is discontent with the decision of the administrative court, it is possible to appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court. The proceedings are chiefly written, but if the case requires, the administrative courts may conduct surveys, hold oral proceedings, hear witnesses, experts or involved parties, or receive opinions from other authorities. The decisions of
5152-412: The autonomous region Åland has a separate administrative court. The judicial oversight of administrative acts is the task of the administrative courts. A person or a corporation that believes a decision of a state or local authority relating to them is illegal is entitled to appeal against the decision. The administrative acts are recognized from the hallmark that they become binding without the consent of
5244-672: The basis of the Supreme Administrative Court. The two court systems are entirely separate, and they have no jurisdiction over one another. The establishment of the two courts was confirmed by the Constitution Act of 1919. Overseeing the system of justice are the Chancellor of Justice and the Parliamentary Ombudsman . Although these two officials have largely parallel functions and each is required to submit an annual report of their activities to Parliament ,
5336-473: The case saying in the English summary that: It is beyond any doubt that Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley has directly copied large sections of Janne Suni’s songs, much more than any "fair use" would allow. Timbaland has not sampled tiny bits or effects from the song, but whole sections. This is a clear breach of copyright. The article also covered similar cases from the past and notified that both the competition and
5428-476: The dancers leave the restroom and walk out of the club while Furtado is holding a gnome. During daytime, Furtado's dancers walk down the street to her apartment, walk into her bedroom and wake her up. They get dressed and ready to dance, run down the stairs and tow a car into the studio, where Furtado begins performing choreography with her dancers. The video is intercut with shots of Furtado and her dancers wearing white clothing while singing in feathers . The video
5520-626: The district courts. In addition, Courts of Appeal decide, as the first instance, matters of treason and high treason, as well as certain offences in public office. The Helsinki Court of Appeal has special responsibilities, such as granting parole to felons serving a life sentence. The head of a Court of Appeal is the Chief Justice. The other judges of the court are called Senior Justices or Justices. Cases are presented for decision by legally trained referendaries, who are called Senior Assistant Justices or Assistant Justices. Most cases are heard by professional three-judge divisions, with each division headed by
5612-566: The first large media to react to the on-line controversy was the Finnish Broadcasting Company , which published a news item on the topic on January 14, 2007. The electronic music magazine Side-Line put a complete news round-up up on its website. Finnish tabloids Ilta-Sanomat , Iltalehti , and newspapers ITviikko, and DigiToday also published articles about the suspected plagiarism on January 15, 2007. On January 16, Finnish news portal eDome published an article about
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#17327733566255704-521: The influence of 1980s musicians such as Blondie , Madonna , the Police , Prince and Talking Heads on Loose , saying that the album's creative team "were picking up on some of the more surreal, theatrical elements of '80s music, the stuff that puts you in sort of a dream state. There's a mysterious, after-midnight vibe to this album that's extremely visceral. I want people to escape into the music and indulge their most animalistic impulses." Referring to
5796-548: The labour market administrations of the State and the municipalities and two by the labour unions of civil servants. All lay Justices serve on part-time basis. The decisions of the Labour Court are final and cannot be appealed against. The procedure followed in the Labour Court resembles the civil procedure. The Insurance Court has jurisdiction in certain matters of social insurance, such as accident insurance, employment pensions, civil service pensions and national pensions. Despite
5888-434: The light of the decision. If the private party prevails, the most important point considered is whether the proceeding was due to an error of the authority. The authority which prevails against a private party is not awarded its legal costs unless the appeal was frivolous. All judges in administrative courts are professionals, appointed in the same manner as judges who sit in general courts. Judges work in three-judge panels in
5980-416: The name, the Insurance Court does not consider all kinds of private insurance contracts by private insurance companies, only those relating to accident insurance. The Insurance Court has been recently criticized for favoring the insurance companies in cases relating to disability pensions arising from accident insurance contracts. The insurance companies reject 90% of the applications, and the court also has
6072-420: The norms of society regarding the seriousness of the offense and the potential threat posed to society by the offender. In practical terms, punishments are standardized, and they are imposed consistently for all categories of crimes, in the interest of ensuring equality in the application of the law. For this reason, the penal code restricts the discretionary power of the courts in imposing sentences. Imprisonment
6164-437: The office has thirteen State Prosecutors, whose jurisdiction covers the entire country. In the state local districts, prosecutorial duties are performed by local district prosecutors. Their jurisdiction normally covers one local district. In addition, Åland has a provincial prosecutor. The Parliamentary Ombudsman and the Chancellor of Justice are competent to raise charges in special cases. Professional judges are appointed by
6256-435: The other Nordic countries , there is no constitutional court . Issues dealt with by a court of this kind elsewhere are handled by the Parliament's Constitutional Committee. Finnish thinking on criminal policy, as it was evolved by the 1980s, regards the punishment of offenders essentially as society's reproach to the criminal. In the abstract, the type and the length of punishment prescribed by law are considered indicative of
6348-399: The other involved parties. The contracts between authorities and private persons fall usually to the jurisdiction of the general court system. As a Finnish peculiarity, the law may in some cases provide that a special, out-of-court appeal measure known as "rectification request" ( oikaisuvaatimus ) be taken before an administrative court may actually hear the case. The rectification request
6440-581: The owner of the sound recording rights, reported that the case had been filed in Florida. On June 7, 2011, the case of Kernel Records Oy v. Mosley ended with the court deciding that the tune was a US work as it had been first published on the Internet and that Kernel Records had failed to register for copyright in the United States. This reversed the decision of Moberg v. 33T LLC , which decided that
6532-463: The penal code advises that sentences imposed should not cause the "unregulated accumulation of sanctions," that is, when assessing punishment, courts should avoid several sanctions being imposed – such as dismissal from office, or revocation of a driver's permit – as the result of a single offense. The courts are also expected to ensure that punishment is not extended indirectly to the offender's family. Also, bail bonds do not exist in Finland, so if bail
6624-556: The popular German IT news portal Heise online . Heise's story suggests that Timbaland downloaded Gallefoss's SID arrangement from the High Voltage SID Collection . On January 18, Rolling Stone put the controversy as top news of the day with a more detailed article. Later that day the San Jose Mercury News covered the story on their blog. On January 22, MTV took notice of the issue with
6716-465: The prize ceremony "were witnessed by the 4000-5000 people at the event. The competition and the ceremony were also shown in Helsinki area cable TV". The same day, the news reached Norwegian media, including Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and Dagbladet , both of which interviewed Gallefoss. On January 17, the case was reported on briefly by the Rolling Stone website, XXL Magazine , and
6808-456: The process economy rules require that the parties may present new evidence or make new claims only if that evidence was not available at the time of the trial in the District Court. The verdict of the Court of Appeals may be executed immediately, even if one of the parties seeks a leave of appeal from the Supreme Court of Finland. The Supreme Court ( Finnish : korkein oikeus , Swedish : högsta domstolen ), located in Helsinki, consists of
6900-419: The prosecution service. The Prosecutor General is the supreme prosecutor and the head of the prosecution service. The current Prosecutor General is Ms. Raija Toiviainen. The Prosecutor General appoints local prosecutors, and directs and develops prosecutorial activity by issuing general instructions and guidelines to the prosecutors. The Prosecutor General may take over a case from a subordinate prosecutor. If
6992-1372: The regional administrative courts and in five-judge panels in the Supreme Administrative Court. In certain types of matters, part-time experts also participate in the proceedings of the Administrative Courts. The Supreme Administrative Court ( Finnish : korkein hallinto-oikeus , Swedish : högsta förvaltningsdomstolen ) consists of a president and 19 other justices. The court has three chambers. The first chamber focuses on cases concerning building and planning, environmental permits, real property, waste management, water rights, roads, nature conservation, extraction of land resources and general administrative law. The second chamber handles cases concerning taxation and customs, competition, trades, access to documents, population administration, and driver's licences and other cases related to vehicles, as well as cases concerning traffic, financial management, pharmacies, agriculture and forestry, labour administration and state officials. The third chamber handles cases concerning social welfare, child welfare and public care of children, nationality, aliens, patents and registers, local government, local authority officials, Church law, handicap services, mental health, health care, health inspections, school education, public order and public entertainment, and firearms. The chambers do not exclusively handle cases concerning
7084-400: The sample is "from a video game" and mentioned the Commodore 64. He also said that he has no time for research and that it is sometimes impossible to "know what's public domain and what's not". Timbaland also called the issue "ridiculous" but mentioned that he is "in legal discussions" and therefore was not able to say much about it. He also called Janne Suni an "idiot" and a "freakin' jerk" on
7176-508: The scenes, and whatever the result turns out to be like, I'll publish any available info here as soon as possible. On September 9, 2007, his webpage was updated with the following information: My case regarding the controversy has come to its closure. Just as before, I will not answer any questions about the case. The C64 news portal C64.sk published the following comment from Glenn R. Gallefoss on January 15, 2007: ... Its my sid version that has been sampled in do-it : You can hear that by
7268-438: The sexually suggestive lyrics in "Do It" and other songs on Loose , Furtado cited the influence of what she described as "the assertive female sexuality of '90s hip-hop, from Queen Latifah to MC Lyte , Yo-Yo , Salt-N-Pepa , TLC . They were sexy, smart and creative—strong women in control. That's what I like about the sexual content on Loose : It's very organic." In January 2007, several news sources reported that Timbaland
7360-544: The show. On February 9, 2007, Timbaland commented on the issue in an MTV interview: It makes me laugh. The part I don't understand, the dude is trying to act like I went to his house and took it from his computer. I don't know him from a can of paint. I'm 15 years deep. That's how you attack a king? You attack moi? Come on, man. You got to come correct. You the laughing stock. People are like, "You can't be serious." A device in Timbaland's studio, as seen in video clips from
7452-412: The song "Do It". What a blast from the '80s past! Here we have a song that would be a huge hit in the '80s thrown in on an album that so desperately wants to score a club hit so that teenagers will download the song as a ringtone . It's a mess. Should we blame Timbaland for the need to clean up aisle 3? The Village Voice wrote that the song "weakly evokes J.J. Fad " and exemplified why Loose "isn't
7544-510: The song is "a deliciously uptempo 80's cut", and The Guardian wrote that Furtado "delivers irresistible hooks of Maneater , Promiscuous and Do It with punchy, playful charisma rather than breathy cooing." Blogcritics published a more negative assessment of the song: The songs are much more upbeat and not recognizable as the Nelly Furtado that has come to make our ears flutter with her beautiful eclectic sounds. Take for example
7636-403: The supervision of mergers and acquisitions. In addition, the Market Court may overturn public procurement decisions, adjust the procurement process and order compensatory payments. As a peculiarity, the Market Court follows civil procedure in market law cases and administrative procedure in public procurement cases and in most competition cases. Similarly, in cases where civil procedure is followed,
7728-417: The supervision of public interest in the matters of its jurisdiction. Depending on the type of the case and the laws involved, the review by the administrative court may cover only the formal legality of the authority's procedure, but it may extend to the actual appropriateness of the decision. If the authority in question is overturned, the administrative court issues a decision in the case or submits it back to
7820-508: The three (or four, in complicated matters) lay judges. However, they participate both in the trying of fact and of law, as well as in sentencing. Appeals from the District Courts are addressed to the six Courts of Appeal ( Finnish : hovioikeus , Swedish : hovrätt ), located at Helsinki , Turku , Vaasa , Kouvola , Kuopio , and Rovaniemi . Most of the cases dealt with by the Courts of Appeal are appeals against decisions of
7912-433: The title of district judge. In certain cases, the district court may also have lay judges ( lautamies , nämndeman ). The cases are handled and resolved either in a session, or in chambers. In simple cases decisions can be made by notaries at the court or by trained office staff. The decision of a district court can normally be appealed in a Court of Appeal ( hovioikeus , hovrätt ). Routine cases can be handled by
8004-402: Was added to the High Voltage SID Collection on December 21, 2002. Janne Suni posted the following comment regarding the copyright status of "Acidjazzed Evening" on January 15, 2007: ...I have never given up the copyrights of Acidjazzed Evening. I also have never authorized commercial use of the song. In 2002, however, Glenn Rune Gallefoss (also known as GRG) made a conversion/arrangement of
8096-451: Was alleged to have plagiarized several elements (both motifs and samples) featured in the song without giving credit or compensation. The melody, chord progression and other elements were taken from the track "Acidjazzed Evening" by Finnish demoscener Janne Suni , which was available as a chiptune -style 4-channel Amiga module file . Billboard magazine said "[it] again demonstrates Furtado's striking versatility [...] Missy Elliott
8188-492: Was not enforced after the mid-1970s. The basic degree for a legal professional in Finland is a Master of Laws degree. Additionally, the title of varatuomari can be earned by completing a one-year court training in a district court. Any lawyer applying for membership in the Finnish Bar Association must have completed a Master of Laws degree, entitling them to hold judicial office, and must be known to be
8280-495: Was officially filed with Helsinki District Court in mid-August 2007, on behalf of Glenn R. Gallefoss. On February 2, 2007, Timbaland responded to the plagiarism accusations in an interview on the radio show Elliot in the Morning . In this interview, Timbaland admitted to what he called "sampling", but he also claimed that sampling is "not stealing", because "everybody samples from everybody every day". Timbaland also said that
8372-463: Was premiered on MuchMusic on July 13, 2007, and on MTV 's Total Request Live on August 1, 2007. It debuted on the TRL top ten countdown on August 9, returned to it on August 27 and reached number one on six days. The video spent seventeen days on the countdown. It also reached number one on VH1 's VSpot Top 20 Countdown , Furtado's most successful video on that countdown The song debuted on
8464-461: Was written by Furtado, Danja , and Timbaland , and was also produced by Danja and Timbaland. The song is strongly influenced by 1980s dance music and features sexually suggestive lyrics, in which the song's protagonist asks a lover to satisfy her sexually. "Do It" reached the top twenty in Canada and was a number-one dance hit in the United States, where it became Furtado's lowest peaking single on
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