Ngonyaka odlule, uSpencer Elden, manje oneminyaka engu-30 ubudala, owayeyingane enqunu NirvanaNgo-1991'Ungakhathazeki' ikhava ye-albhamu, yafaka icala 'lezithombe zocansi zezingane' isola ithimba lokuxhaphaza ngokocansi futhi iphikisa ngokuthi ubuciko bekhava buhlanganisa ukuhlukumeza izingane ngokocansi.
Ibhendi isichithile isimangalo ngokuthi “asibucayi” kusukela ngosuku lokuqala.
Izolo, California Ijaji leNkantolo Yesifunda Emaphakathi, u-Fernando M. Olguin, ulichithile icala, ngemuva kokuthi ithimba labameli baka-Elden lihlulekile ukuhlangabezana nomnqamulajuqu wenkantolo.
Efayilini lakhe elisemthethweni, u-h. U-Elden uthe ulahlekelwe amaholo kanye “nenjabulo yokuphila” ngenxa yokusebenzisa lesi sithombe, wathi kumdalele “ukucindezeleka okukhulu nokuhlala unomphela emoyeni.”
Iqembu laziphendulela ngalezi zinsolo ngenyanga edlule ngokufaka isicelo enkantolo sokuthi lichithwe icala, lithi izinsolo zika-Elden azinabulungiswa.
"Isimangalo sika-Elden sokuthi isithombe esiku-'Ungakhathazeki' Ikhava ye-albhamu ithi 'izithombe zobulili ezingcolile zezingane', ebusweni bayo, ayibucayi," kusho abameli be-Nirvana, bekhala ngokuthi ngaphambilini wayebonakala ejabulela ukwaziwa ngokuthi "Nirvana baby.”
Benxusa inkantolo ukuba ichithe isimangalo, abameleli bezomthetho beNirvana bathi, uma kubonakala kuyiqiniso, kuyosho ukuthi noma ubani onerekhodi “unecala lokutholakala nezithombe ezingcolile zobulili zezingane.”
Futhi, ibhendi iqhube yathi icala lika-Elden lehlulekile ukuvela enkantolo ngenxa yokuthi isimiso semikhawulo esicelweni sakhe saphelelwa yisikhathi ngo-2011, simvimbela ekubeni afanele ukumangalela.
Abameli baka-Elden kwa-Marsh Law bakuphikile ukuzivikela kweqembu ngokuthi “izithombe zobulili ezingcolile zezingane ziyicala laphakade,” bengeza ngokuthi noma iyiphi imali etholwe esithombeni “idala isikweletu sesikhathi eside” futhi “izala ukuhlukumezeka impilo yonke.”
Njengoba ithimba lika-Elden lihlulekile ukuhlangabezana nomnqamulajuqu wangoDisemba 30 ukuphendula NirvanaIsicelo sika-Olguin sokuxoshwa, iJaji u-Olguin linqabile icala.
Ithimba lika-Elden lisalelwe kuze kube nguJanuwari 13 ukuthi livule icala.
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- Also, the band further stated that Elden's case failed to stand up in court because the statute of limitations on his claim expired in 2011, preventing him from being eligible to sue.
- The band responded to the allegations last month by filing a request in court to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing that Elden's allegations lacked merit.
- “Elden's claim that the photograph on the ‘Nevermind' album cover is ‘child pornography' is, on its face, not serious,” Nirvana's lawyers said, alleging that he had previously appeared to enjoy being known as the “Nirvana baby.
