Lewis, 'Defendants intentionally commercially marketed Spencer’s child pornography and leveraged the shocking nature of his image to promote themselves and their music at his expense.' It also alleges that Elden's parents, who were paid $200 for the photo at the time it was taken, never signed a release authorizing the use of his likeness. On August 24th, 2021, Variety reported that Spencer Elden, the baby on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 album Nevermind, now 30 years old, was suing Nirvana for the alleged distribution of his child pornography. Some social media users posted memes parodying the lawsuit by saying characters on other iconic album covers were suing the bands responsible for frivolous reasons. ' Nevermind Baby' Lawsuit refers to a lawsuit put forth by Spencer Elden, the baby featured on the cover of the Nirvana album Nevermind, suing Nirvana and other relevant parties for $150,000 on the charge that the band is guilty of distributing his 'child pornography.' The lawsuit was seen as frivolous by many on social media, particularly due to the fact that Elden has been interviewed about the photo and recreated the pose numerous times in the years since the album has been released.

Nirvana nevermind cover explained