Nirvana seeks dismissal over ‘Nevermind’ artwork lawsuit – The Music Universe
Defendants argue statue of limitations have expired
A lawyer for Nirvana has responded to a lawsuit regarding the artwork for the band’s 1991 breakthrough album, Nevermind. Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, the estate of Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, photographer Kirk Weddle, Universal Music Group, the David Geffen Co., Warner Music Group, and others were all named as litigants in a child pornography suit earlier this year.
The man featured on Nirvana’s iconic Nevermind cover, Spencer Elden, filed the lawsuit in California in August, claiming the photo of the four month old baby swimming underwater in the nude with his genitalia exposed constitutes child pornography. However, Billboard has obtained the band’s response asking to dismiss the filing in a California federal court on Wednesday (Dec 22nd).
The defendants argue that Elden’s claims are “barred by the applicable statute of limitations” and that “Elden’s claim that the photograph on the Nevermind album cover is ‘child pornography’ is, on its face, not serious.”
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