For the Dutchies among us: I've spend a blog article on it.
http://www.zuurkool.com/timbaland-steelt-scene-muziek/OT:
Timbaland seems like a nice guy. Maybe your buddy should try to get in contact with him and see what the deal is?
If everything would be that easy in life. I personally think by copyrights there will no lawsuit possible, but it would be a really good sign if Timbo would speak up and give the guy some credit.
Funny incident tho. I surely hope this story gets a tail...