In the complaint, McCandless claims the photograph, which shows him flying freely about 325 feet from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Challenger, was misappropriated by /*Sony Music Entertainment*/ and others.
McCandless is suing Dido, Sony Music, and Getty Images.
Sony has not commented.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.
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