# Question about legality of a famous music biz press photo

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 22, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-legality-of-a-famous-music-biz-press-photo/949296 "2021-08-22T01:44:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![md-2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@md-2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md-2000)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-legality-of-a-famous-music-biz-press-photo/949296/24 "2021-08-25T15:42:59Z")

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I heard this on the radio this morning: Apropos of this discussion… for a album cover picture that’s been widely available for decades and AFAIK never been a subject of CP claims.

> **[Man Photographed As A Baby On 'Nevermind' Cover Sues Nirvana For Sexual...](https://www.npr.org/2021/08/25/1030918537/spencer-elden-nirvana-nevermind-baby-cover-lawsuit)**
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> Now 30 years old, Spencer Elden, the naked baby on Nirvana's iconic cover, is suing the band, the photographer and the record labels that he says profited from the image.

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