Federal Court Revives Lawsuit Against Nirvana Over 1991 ‘Nevermind’ Naked Baby Album Cover

Federal Court Revives Lawsuit Against Nirvana Over 1991 ‘Nevermind’ Naked Baby Album Cover
Nirvana band members (L-R) Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl, and Kurt Cobain pose after receiving the award for best alternative video for "In Bloom" at the 10th annual MTV Video Music Awards in Universal City, Calif., on Sept. 2, 1993. Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo
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LOS ANGELES—A federal appeals court on Thursday revived a child sexual exploitation lawsuit filed by the man who appeared naked as a 4-month-old on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album “Nevermind.”

Spencer Elden’s lawsuit against the grunge rock group alleges that he has suffered “permanent harm” as the band and others profited from the image of him underwater in a swimming pool, appearing to grab for a dollar bill on a fish hook.