ZeniMax files for permanent injunction that could threaten Oculus Rift sales
ZeniMax says $500 million doesn't mean a thing to Facebook.
ZeniMax pulled out a big victory in its lawsuit against Oculus VR earlier this month, winning a $500 million judgment over a broken non-disclosure agreement, copyright infringement, and false designation. The company said at the time that it would "consider what further steps we need to take to ensure there will be no ongoing use of our misappropriated technology, including by seeking an injunction" against it. Yesterday, as reported by UploadVR, it took that step, filing for an injunction that could possibly halt sales of the Oculus Rift VR headset.
The proposed final injunction would see Oculus "permanently enjoined, on a worldwide basis, from using, marketing, selling, distributing, modifying, servicing, copying, or offering for sale or license any products, in whole or in part, that utilize in any form or for any purpose any of the Copyrighted Materials." That would include the Oculus PC system software and SDK, the mobile system software and SDK, and Oculus integration with the Unreal and Unity game engines.
So while the hardware could remain available for sale, the loss of the supporting software and integration with two of the industry's leading game engines would effectively cripple it. As Reuters pointed out, if the injunction is granted it will bring an "incredible amount of pressure on Facebook to enter into some sort of settlement."
ZeniMax believes that's necessary because, as it noted in this filing, Facebook's pockets are so deep that a $500 million penalty isn't really corrective. "The jury's damage award here, however substantial, is an insufficient incentive for Defendants to cease infringing. Just minutes after the jury revealed its verdict, Facebook's COO, Sheryl Sandberg, publicly stated that the jury's verdict of a half billion dollars was 'not material to [Facebook's] financials'," the document states. "In any event, the jury's damages award can do nothing to deter continued infringement of ZeniMax's intellectual property—only injunctive relief can do that."
In a statement reported by Gamasutra, Facebook said that it would continue to fight the verdict. "ZeniMax’s motion does not change the fact that the verdict was legally flawed and factually unwarranted," it said. "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."
So facebook super-jew and richest jew around got out-jewed by Zenimax jews?
In the game of Jews, the American people are not players, they are the ball.So facebook super-jew and richest jew around got out-jewed by Zenimax jews?
They are the omega-jews. No one beats mobbed-up laudering organization with ties to fed and endless money that comes from...somewhere.
ZeniMax says $500 million doesn't mean a thing to Facebook.
KekZeniMax says $500 million doesn't mean a thing to Facebook.
The reptilian brain, man. This is how it works. You didn't win unless the other side is dead.
This shit is pretty much like that thing from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2575988/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Carmack is a has-been fuck who should have retired before 2000. He couldnt make a game worth shit anymore so he started making gimmicks. Well to be honest he isnt the worst of them because it didnt take a kickstarter to return his failed ass back to gamings mainstream. So he isnt on the same level of has-beenness as lord british, fargo, roberts and molyneux. Carmack is more like Miamoto level piece of old garbage gaming could do without.
Pretty much this, and I think he has always been quite open about what really matters to him.Carmack is a has-been fuck who should have retired before 2000. He couldnt make a game worth shit anymore so he started making gimmicks. Well to be honest he isnt the worst of them because it didnt take a kickstarter to return his failed ass back to gamings mainstream. So he isnt on the same level of has-beenness as lord british, fargo, roberts and molyneux. Carmack is more like Miamoto level piece of old garbage gaming could do without.
Edgy, aren't we?
Carmack has always been one to pursue the technological aspect of gaming first. Unlike the other has-beens you mention Carmack's still at it, he's still trying to push the boundaries and overcome the obstacles in his way. Otherwise we wouldn't have this lawsuit in the first place.
Doom 3's engine has a lot going for it, for example - but the Doom 3 game isn't one of them.
The guy is a genius, pure and simple.
Proving that Carmack has broken his contract with ZeniMax doesn't prove that Oculus has done anything wrong. They can take Carmack for a ride and extract all he owns that way, but they're not getting 500 megashekels from Facebook without proving that Oculus has infringed on ZionMax's rights.The idea of this kind of thing being decided in court by a jury is pretty laughable. Not even "expert testimony" is going to allow a layperson to understand something as complex and esoteric as the code behind VR to the degree necessary to render an informed verdict.
Why would they have to understand the code? The only thing they have to understand is Carmacks contract wit Zenimax and the actions Carmack took.
How freely Carmack allowed to work with other companies?
Was Carmack allowed to work on independent projects and retain ownership or did Zenimax get ownership?
Did Carmack work on Occulus Rift stuff while on Zenimax time and dollar?
I don't see why an in depth knowledge of the code is needed to answer these questions.
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The idea of this kind of thing being decided in court by a jury is pretty laughable. Not even "expert testimony" is going to allow a layperson to understand something as complex and esoteric as the code behind VR to the degree necessary to render an informed verdict.
Why would they have to understand the code? The only thing they have to understand is Carmacks contract wit Zenimax and the actions Carmack took.
How freely Carmack allowed to work with other companies?
Was Carmack allowed to work on independent projects and retain ownership or did Zenimax get ownership?
Did Carmack work on Occulus Rift stuff while on Zenimax time and dollar?
I don't see why an in depth knowledge of the code is needed to answer these questions.