Where did you find that info? Because I could find a single mention of Capcom on the Fighting Ex Layer official site.
『FIGHTING EX LAYER』Official Homepage
www.arika.co.jp
Where? Where is it?
And wiki article
:
"Arika is funding the development of the game itself.[8] Arika's president Akira Nishitani remarked that the company had just enough funds to see the project through to completion without external help.[4] While he viewed the game as a passion project for the studio, he said that his primary goal was to keep the company healthy financially.[4] ]"
Tell me again where did you find the info where it said that Capcom ALLOWED Arika to use THEIR(Arikas) OWN CHARACTERS?
Nishitani will be pleased to hear that Capcom allowed them to use their own characters. Very pleased.
Once more, Arika characters in SFEX are ARIKA's.
What he noticed in your post.
This thread is not about Fighting Layer. What I said is that Capcom owns Street Figher and its characters, and if they want can re-release, port, remake, include in compilations any Street Fighter games and their characters or use tthem elsewhere. As they did including Street Fighter EX related skins on Street Fighter V or in Capcom's Street Fighter characters popularity poll and website. And to do it without Arika. Arika instead can't use Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter or its characters without Capcom's approval because they don't own the Street Fighter IP.
Fighting Layer is a brand and game owned by Arika (a company founded by former Capcom employees, like one of the main SFII creators, and who continue being friends of Capcom staff). Capcom owns tthe Street Fighter brand, and its characters and they do whatever they want with them. They allow Arika use the characters created for SFEX. They allow Namco to use Akuma. They allow Epic or Minecraft use on Fornite some SF characters, and so on.
It doesn't mean that Namco owns Akuma or that Epic owns Ryu, Chun, etc. Capcom is the owner of their brand, and made a deal with them to allow them use these characters in exchange of getting some money from it.
Sony made Demon's Souls remake with Bluepoint, and if they want they can make a sequel without From Software. If Sony wants, can also make a Demon's Souls movie, or use its characters on other games like Knack Kart Racing or in an Astro game. From Software can't use Demon's Souls without Sony's approval, because Sony owns this brand. In the same way that Capcom owns Street Fighter.