District Judge Fernando Olguin dismissed Elden's case, saying the lawsuit was filed beyond the 10-year statute of limitations. "The ongoing distribution of Spencer’s child pornography on the 'Nevermind' album cover repeatedly violates the baby depicted on the cover even though he is now all grown up."Ĭalifornia U.S. However, that wasnt how Kurt Cobain wanted it. His childhood self continues to be invaded and he will be repeatedly victimized as long as the 'Nevermind' cover continues to be distributed," his attorneys argued. Nirvana made music history in 1991 with 'Nevermind' and its members became mainstream rockers overnight. "Spencer’s victimization as a child remains frozen in time. A judge has dismissed Spencer Elden’s lawsuit which alleged Nirvana violated federal child pornography statutes when it published the iconic Nirvana Baby as the. Spencer Elden, who appeared on album cover as a baby, also sued former Nirvana band members, record companies, Kurt Cobain’s estate and his widow, Courtney Love, all of whom won dismissal.Įlden plans to appeal, his attorneys said in a statement. A Los Angeles judge has thrown out the lawsuit from the person who appeared naked on the cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind as a baby. A federal judge in California on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against the Austin photographer behind grunge band Nirvana's "Nevermind" album cover that accused the album's creators of commercializing child pornography.Īustin photographer Kirk Weddle, who shot the photo in 1991, was among the 17 defendants named in the suit.
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