October 01, 2025
A California federal judge has ended a case over child pornography claims brought by a man who was depicted as a naked infant on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 album "Nevermind," saying he was having "a difficult time understanding" the argument that the image depicted the plaintiff as a sex worker reaching for a dollar.
October 31, 2024
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.
September 06, 2022
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.
January 13, 2022
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.
January 04, 2022
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.
August 25, 2021
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.