I’ve mentioned this one before, but it looks like it has finally concluded.
A US judge has dismissed 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 front of the Nevermind record constituted child sexual abuse.
But the judge said he had left it too late to claim he had been exploited.
Mr Elden’s legal avenues are now all but exhausted as he cannot re-file the case, although his legal team told US media he would appeal the ruling.
He wasn’t exploited. Indeed, the only person doing any exploiting is Elden when he continued to recreate the image.
Mr Elden’s parents were paid $200 (£173) for the photo in 1991 by what was then a relatively unknown band.
Exactly. Children are used in photographs all the time. Parents sign consent as their legal guardians. That’s how it works.
Worldwide sales of Nevermind went on to surpass 30 million, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.
That’s what this was all about, of course. He wanted a slice of the pie. Well, tough. His parents were paid at the time. End of. As for appealing the decision, I doubt that one has legs. Hopefully this shyster will now disappear into well deserved obscurity.