One instance called out in the lawsuit is regarding a shattered glass texture used in the Resident Evil 4 logo.
Juracek pointed out at least 80 photographs that are used in different scenarios across Capcom’s games, with more than 100 pages of documentation. Juracek said in the lawsuit that Capcom never contacted her for a license. The collection comes with a CD-ROM of the images - but Juracek said she requires people to license images from her for commercial use by contacting her directly.
Surfaces is a collection of 1,200 photographs of textures that Juracek photographed herself the book is intended to be used for “visual research” for artists, architects, and designers, according to the book’s description. In the lawsuit, she alleged that Capcom used photos from her copyrighted book, Surfaces, in multiple games, including Resident Evil 4, Devil May Cry, and other Capcom games. Juracek filed her initial complaint in a Connecticut court on Friday. Capcom games like Resident Evil 4 and Devil May Cry allegedly used unlicensed copyrighted photos extensively in its games to build out environments, details, and even the Resident Evil 4 logo, according to a new lawsuit filed Friday.ĭesigner Judy A.
