Exu 250 Posted August 25, 2021 Hopefully I'm not offending anyone or breaking a long established convention, but I saw this and thought to myself that there is no limit to extent to which people will use the law to seek retribution (normally hefty financial settlements) for alleged infringements of their own human rights / privacy etc Nirvana sued by the baby from Nevermind's album cover - BBC News Presumably this guy feels slighted by his parents / Nirvana and society in general, but if he does win his case then it opens up a can of worms. Personally I think it is pretty cool , but this chap is evidently short of cash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,171 Posted August 25, 2021 I don't blame him. While it might be cool to be on a famous album cover, I'd still be utterly mortified if pictures of me as a naked child were on such permanent prominent public display. Nothing to do with feeling slighted. I could do with the money too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,997 Posted August 25, 2021 Good thread, in my opinion. I think it's a case of "lawyers needing to lawyer". I had to post it because it reminded me a bit of that Bob Dylan case of a week ago. Looks also dubious, and more like a soft case of extortion. Now, maybe I should sue Jeff Bezos for a million or two for some extremely dubious case, but he'll accept to settle because he earns a million in a second and the court case costs him more than the settlement, simply because it takes a few minutes of his time. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,415 Posted August 25, 2021 This bit is crucial for him: Leaving the child sexual exploitation factor to one side for a moment, the fact that his parents didn’t sign a release form for the image used on an album that has sold over 30m copies means he’s surely due a fuckload of back payments. What I don’t understand is why so many parties would be liable to pay out; he’s suing 17 different parties, including Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Courtney Love (as executor of Kurt Cobain’s estate). Surely this should just come down to the record label and the parents? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,646 Posted August 25, 2021 10 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Good thread, in my opinion. I think it's a case of "lawyers needing to lawyer". I had to post it because it reminded me a bit of that Bob Dylan case of a week ago. Looks also dubious, and more like a soft case of extortion. Now, maybe I should sue Jeff Bezos for a million or two for some extremely dubious case, but he'll accept to settle because he earns a million in a second and the court case costs him more than the settlement, simply because it takes a few minutes of his time. You may be onto something here; hes reortedly suing 17 defendants (or their estate in Cobain's case) for $150,000 each #, which should he be successful will net him in excess of $2.5m; however each band member (not sure of the other defendants) is worth multi-million dollars themself so my guess is he'll settle out of court for a healthy 6-figure/low 7-figure sum. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,646 Posted August 25, 2021 Here's the brief interview Elden did with Abigail Radnor of the Guardian back in 2015, for the feature "That's me in the picture". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,171 Posted August 25, 2021 47 minutes ago, time said: Here's the brief interview Elden did with Abigail Radnor of the Guardian back in 2015, for the feature "That's me in the picture". Hmmm. He may regret saying some of that. Nevertheless it's fair to say that as we grow older our attitudes to some things may change through experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,221 Posted August 25, 2021 He is a prick, a greedy prick. How many people actually knew it was him on the album cover? Now everybody knows. Sex worker? seriously? He needs sectioning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,699 Posted August 25, 2021 He should be allowed the money as long as it's attached to a line and he has to swim naked to collect it, captured on film of course. I expect he'd do it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlotte's Controller 195 Posted August 25, 2021 It seems that he wasn't too disturbed about this in the past and so this is a big surprise to me. Perhaps it is the then and now comparison he is concerned about. No worries, he is a bigger dick now, unfortunately probably not as rich. Perhaps the woke brigade will get behind him, the album cover will disappear and so will his"Fame". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,746 Posted August 25, 2021 19 minutes ago, Charlotte's Controller said: he is a bigger dick now One might imagine. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exu 250 Posted January 10, 2022 Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ Baby Album Cover Lawsuit Dismissed | Snopes.com Case dismissed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,097 Posted January 14, 2022 On 10/01/2022 at 15:20, Exu said: Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ Baby Album Cover Lawsuit Dismissed | Snopes.com Case dismissed! Nevermind that. Come as you are again. Nirvana baby refiles lawsuit over Nevermind album cover - BBC News Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
