One example is a file from Juracek's CD titled "ME009" and according to the lawsuit, Capcom's files also included a seemingly identical image titled ME009 that it used in Resident Evil games. Capcom was threatened with a ransom lest they leak the data.Īs part of the leaks, some Capcom data released included high-resolution images used in Resident Evil and other games, and the file names "for at least one of the images from the Capcom hacked files are the same file names as those used on the CD-ROM."
Juracek was partially alerted to the infringement from the 2020 Capcom data breach where an outside attack stole troves of Capcom's data and game details, including employee information and details for upcoming games like Resident Evil Village. Juracek/Capcom via court documents and Polygon The lawsuit notes the probability of Capcom taking a similar photograph is highly unlikely. One prominent example is a picture of shattered glass Juracek took in Italy which was seemingly used for the Resident Evil 4 logo.
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However, Juracek claims Capcom has never contacted her for a license to the images in her book, despite presenting almost 100 instances in which she claims her photographs can be found in Capcom games, including Resident Evil 4. And "interested parties" may contact Juracek to request the license to use the images in her book. She compiled her photographs into a book and CD-ROM called "Surfaces" which Juracek copyrighted in 1996. According to the lawsuit acquired by Polygon, Juracek travels the world photographing various designs as part of her research.