Conversation so far:
What was the ceremony?
album Ceremony.
when was it released?
1991.
was it well received?
The album climbed to US No.
34, but sales were not as impressive as the previous three records, only selling around one million copies worldwide.
when did the lawsuit come about?
1992.
what was it about?
The band were sued by the parents of the Native American boy pictured on the cover of Ceremony.

Question: did they have permission to use the image?
Self-contained rewrite: did The Cult have permission to use the image of the Native American boy on the cover of the album Ceremony?