Spencer Elden v. Nirvana L.L.C. et al

  1. October 31, 2024

    1st Amendment Protects 'Nevermind' Album Art, Judge Told

    The First Amendment protects Nirvana's 1991 "Nevermind" album art, the Recording Industry Association of America has told a California federal court in an amicus brief, warning that allowing child pornography claims by the man featured naked as a baby in the artwork threatens to broadly chill artistic expression.

  2. September 06, 2022

    'Nirvana Baby,' All Grown Up, Waited Too Long To Sue

    The man who was featured naked as a baby on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 "Nevermind" album is a few years too late to claim the photograph violated federal child pornography laws, according to a California federal judge, though his lawyer plans to take the issue to the Ninth Circuit.

  3. January 13, 2022

    Nirvana Hit With Modified Child Porn Suit Over Album Cover

    The man featured naked as a baby on the cover of Nirvana's "Nevermind" album filed another amended version of his child pornography lawsuit Wednesday, claiming that he continues to be harmed by the now-infamous image being used to peddle the iconic album. 

  4. January 04, 2022

    Nevermind That Nirvana Child Porn Cover Suit, Judge Says

    A California federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the estate of Kurt Cobain and his former Nirvana bandmates accusing them of violating child pornography laws by featuring a naked baby on the 1991 album "Nevermind," ruling the now-grown plaintiff missed a deadline to respond to a dismissal motion.

  5. August 25, 2021

    Nirvana Hit With Child Porn Suit Over Iconic Album Cover

    The man featured naked as a baby on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 "Nevermind" album is now suing the estate of Kurt Cobain and other former band members for allegedly violating federal child pornography laws.