Nirvana's Nevermind cover art lawsuit dismissed

[ponder]

Nirvana's Nevermind cover art lawsuit dismissed

Spencer Elden, who was pictured as a baby on the album cover, had alleged child pornography.

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A judge in California has dismissed a lawsuit against Nirvana made by Spencer Elden, who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of their album Nevermind.

Elden sued the band last year, alleging sexual exploitation, and that the artwork constituted child sexual abuse.

Now 30, he said the infamous image had caused him "extreme and permanent emotional distress" as well as loss of wages and "enjoyment of life".

Nirvana filed to dismiss last month, saying Elden's arguments lacked merit.

"Elden's claim that the photograph on the Nevermind album cover is 'child pornography' is, on its face, not serious," their lawyers said, noting that anyone who owned a copy of the record would "on Elden's theory [be] guilty of felony possession of child pornography".

They continued by noting that, until recently, Elden had seemed to enjoy the notoriety of being the "Nirvana baby".

 

[ponder]

Lol, no payday for you.

 

[saturnz]

oh well whatever nevermind

 

[RedViking]

Dom kind.

 

[PhireSide]

Smells like teen greed?

 

[Kosmik]

oh ffs.

Now 30, he said the infamous image had caused him "extreme and permanent emotional distress" as well as loss of wages and "enjoyment of life".

 

[ShaunSA]

Well his pay day just went bust

 

[Supervan II]

A judge in California has dismissed a lawsuit against Nirvana made by Spencer Elden, who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of their album Nevermind.

Elden sued the band last year, alleging sexual exploitation, and that the artwork constituted child sexual abuse.

The entitlement!

Must be a SAffer.

 

[Ninja'd]

What's an album cover?

 

[ToxicBunny]

Ag shem... No more money for ppl seeing your baby tottie on their album cover

 

[Ninja'd]

Now 30, he said the infamous image had caused him "extreme and permanent emotional distress" as well as loss of wages and "enjoyment of life".

Ironic, isn't it? He claims he can't achieve Nirvana.

 

[Moosedrool]

What's an album cover?

There was a time people had greater attention spans and music compilations came in the form of a album. These albums covers are generically the artwork for.....

You still reading? Ok.

..for the compilation designed to induce a story like emotion through listening to the entire 60-80 minutes of music. Songs where also generically longer and featured musical elements such as verses, bridges, instrumental solos and such like. Unlike the intro verse chorus verse chorus outro structure we're fed today.

 

[ArmatageShanks]

Good good, he should be held liable for Nirvana's legal costs.

 

[saor]

What's an album cover?

Think it's something from the olden days when music came on round pieces of plastic stuff and the plastic stuff had a picture on the front.

 

[ArmatageShanks]

Think it's something from the olden days when music came on round pieces of plastic stuff and the plastic stuff had a picture on the front.

Around the time the best music was made, most of it earlier.

 

[Dan C]

What's an album cover?

 

[ArmatageShanks]

What's an album cover?

Originally this, also a fscking good album this

 

[SoldierMan]

Good. Just a leech.

 

[ShaunSA]

There was a time people had greater attention spans and music compilations came in the form of a album. These albums covers are generically the artwork for.....

You still reading? Ok.

..for the compilation designed to induce a story like emotion through listening to the entire 60-80 minutes of music. Songs where also generically longer and featured musical elements such as verses, bridges, instrumental solos and such like. Unlike the intro verse chorus verse chorus outro structure we're fed today.

tl/dr

 

[The_MAC]

I remember the album cover from my youth, and never thought it was inappropriate.

However, looking at it now, I doubt these days such an album cover would fly