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ZeniMax Files Injunction To Stop Oculus From Selling VR Headsets (gamespot.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the stop-dead-in-your-tracks dept.

ZeniMax, the parent company of Fallout and Skyrim developer Bethesda, has filed for an injunction against virtual-reality company Oculus over the recent stolen technology case. The company had accused Oculus of stealing VR-related code, and was subsequently awarded $500 million by a Dallas court earlier this month. ZeniMax has now filed additional papers against Oculus, requesting that Oculus' products using the stolen code be removed from sale. GameSpot reports: Specifically, ZeniMax is seeking to block sales of its mobile and PC developer kits, as well as technology allowing the integration of Oculus Rift with development engines Unreal and Unity, reports Law360. If the injunction isn't granted, ZeniMax wants a share of "revenues derived from products incorporating its intellectual properties," suggesting a 20 percent cut for at least 10 years. ZeniMax argues the previous settlement of $500 million is "insufficient incentive for [Oculus] to cease infringing." Oculus, meanwhile, says that "ZeniMax's motion does not change the fact that the [original] verdict was legally flawed and factually unwarranted. We look forward to filing our own motion to set aside the jury's verdict and, if necessary, filing an appeal that will allow us to put this litigation behind us," the virtual reality company stated.

3 of 77 comments (clear)

  1. Re: How can Oculus know which code to remove? by stevedog · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here's a source (and apparently there was a Google search): http://www.pcgamer.com/zenimax...

  2. Re:Holding Back Progress by Gojira+Shipi-Taro · · Score: 3, Informative

    What Oculus is doing is not the entirety of VR. HTC Vive is far superior technologically and in the overall user experience.

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  3. Re:Holding Back Progress by GuB-42 · · Score: 3, Informative

    The Vive is not "far superior". In fact most testers seem to prefer the Oculus headset. The Vive wins because of its room-scale tracking and better controllers. It means the ideal system would be a mix of the two.
    The point is that they should work together. The technological challenges of VR are too great to waste resources fighting each other. If they overdo it they may kill off VR for everyone.