Nirvana wins lawsuit over 1991 album cover Nevermind
Nirvana wins lawsuit over 1991 album cover Nevermind
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An American judge n missed a man's latest lawsuit against Nirvana over the band's iconic 1991 album cover which showed him naked as a baby.
Spencer Elden, 31, said his appearance on the cover of Nevermind record constituted child sexual abuse.
But the judge said he waited too late to say he had been exploited.
Legal ways to Mr Elden are now nearly exhausted as he cannot refile the case, but his legal team has told US media he will appeal the decision.
The trial focused on a photograph of Mr. Elden, which depicted him swimming naked in a pool towards a hooked dollar bill.
He maintained that he could not consent to the use of the image. He was seeking $150,000 (£130,000) in damages.
Photographer Kirk Weddle was among those charged, as were former Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, as well as Courtney Love, the widow of the late singer Kurt Cobain.
Mr. Elden filed suit in 2021, arguing that he was still within his rights to complain about the decades-old image because it continued to cause him distress and loss of income as an adult.
The lawsuit was dismissed and then re-filed in January.
< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">The Los Angeles judge ruled Friday that Mr. El...
An American judge n missed a man's latest lawsuit against Nirvana over the band's iconic 1991 album cover which showed him naked as a baby.
Spencer Elden, 31, said his appearance on the cover of Nevermind record constituted child sexual abuse.
But the judge said he waited too late to say he had been exploited.
Legal ways to Mr Elden are now nearly exhausted as he cannot refile the case, but his legal team has told US media he will appeal the decision.
The trial focused on a photograph of Mr. Elden, which depicted him swimming naked in a pool towards a hooked dollar bill.
He maintained that he could not consent to the use of the image. He was seeking $150,000 (£130,000) in damages.
Photographer Kirk Weddle was among those charged, as were former Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, as well as Courtney Love, the widow of the late singer Kurt Cobain.
Mr. Elden filed suit in 2021, arguing that he was still within his rights to complain about the decades-old image because it continued to cause him distress and loss of income as an adult.
The lawsuit was dismissed and then re-filed in January.
< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">The Los Angeles judge ruled Friday that Mr. El...
Image source, DCG
