The detailing is undeniably identical between the photo and the logo.Īt least 80 different photographs from Juracek's book are cited as exhibits within the lawsuit, each attached to a screenshot from one of Capcom's games where the asset's been used. The web of cracks from the glass can be seen applied as a texture to the '4' in Resident Evil 4's official logo. Perhaps the most brazen example is a photo of a cracked piece of glass. Each exhibit shows one of Juracek's copyrighted photos from Surface and compares it directly to an official asset from one of Capcom's games. RELATED: Resident Evil Fan Discovers A 'Shocking' Connection Between RE7 and VillageĪs evidence of Capcom's illegal usage of Juracek's copyrighted material, she provides over 100 pages of visual exhibits. The earliest examples appearing in the original Devil May Cry and Resident Evil's 2002 remake. Juracek alleges that Capcom took these digital images and used them as textures across many of its games, going as far back as 20 years. The intent of the book is to support research for designers, as well as artists and architects. Further, Surface comes with a CD that includes digital copies of these assets. Juracek's book, titled Surface, contains well over a thousand high-quality color photographs taken by the author herself. Assets from games spanning more than a decade including Resident Evil 4 and Devil May Cry, but other Resident Evil and Devil May Cry titles were also cited as allegedly breaking copyright law. Juracek is seeking damages of between $12 and $14 million based on Capcom allegedly using copyrighted artwork from her book in multiple different games.

Capcom appears to have fallen into a significant, and persuasive, lawsuit.

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