Capcom and Judy Juracek reached an amicable agreement regarding copyright disputes.

Capcom has apparently settled a case it filed over dozens of illegal pictures purportedly used in some of the most well-known and well-loved games of all time, including Resident Evil 4 and Devil May Cry. The images were created by Judy A. Juracek, a designer. Last July, she launched a complaint against the Japanese games business, alleging that it copied pictures of her protected book, Surfaces, for varied textures in its various games. Juracek presented her findings, which included information from the Capcom data leak in 2020.

Juracek’s lawyers were requesting that the court give up to $12 monetary damages of copyright violation, as well as a fine of $2,500 to $25,000 because each photograph used.

More than 80 photos were allegedly featured in numerous Capcom games on purpose, according to the case. The complaint includes the Resident Evil 4 emblem too though. “Capcom and Judy Juracek have amicably resolved their disagreement concerning its purported use of Ms. Juracek’s images in Capcom’s games,” according to a statement by law firm St. Onge IP. On February 7, 2022, the District of Connecticut filed a dismissal to conclude the litigation.”

This isn’t the first time Capcom has been sued over its games. Last year, a Dutch director named Richard Raaphorst brought claims against it, accusing it of plagiarising the concept of a creature and then using it in Resident Evil Village. Richard first claimed in a LinkedIn post a few days after Village’s debut that the Japanese publisher had copied one of his drawings without permission in his 2013 horror picture.

Raaphorst wrote, “In 2013, I directed my film Frankenstein’s Army.” “It’s a weird monster movie full of my own creature creations, one of which was utilized without permission or credit in the latest Resident Evil game.” It was a sensible option to settle it out of court because amicable agreements are usually preferable to judicial proceedings.