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Re:Artist sues Capcom for stolen her photos for Resident Evil by sepnax on Sunday June 06, 2021 @02:39AM (#27411260)
She stole those designs from the objects she photographed, as much as Capcom stole the pictures from her.
Re:Artist sues Capcom for stolen her photos for Resident Evil by dustymcp on Sunday June 06, 2021 @04:06AM (#27411572)
Capcom is a large company they could have done it themself or just bought the license they didnt now they must pay.
Re:Artist sues Capcom for stolen her photos for Resident Evil by spicybright on Sunday June 06, 2021 @03:38AM (#27411462)
That's like saying a painter stole a landscape they painted.

Regardless the images in her book are copyrighted.

Re:Artist sues Capcom for stolen her photos for Resident Evil by tinus_hn on Sunday June 06, 2021 @08:38AM (#27412747)
This is all a lot more complicated than you make it out to be.

Regardless, it looks like Capcom probably did take the images from her collection and it’s pretty dumb for them not to just pay for the license which would probably have been cheaper than this case, whether they win or lose it.

It’s also possible though that they took the images from someone else who they paid or who marketed them as free, or that this lady took free images and is marketing them as her own.