Zenimax and Oculus Back in Court [Jun 21, 2017, 7:25 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Zenimax was back in court yesterday, seeking to press its advantage over Oculus
after winning a $500M
judgment over copyright infringement and other issues surrounding VR
technology.
Ars Technica (by way of a subscription
article on Law360) has word that they are seeking to block sales of Oculus
Rift units or a 10-year 20% royalty on sales. They are also asking that Facebook
check under the sofa cushions for another half-a-billion in damages. For their
part, Oculus argues the whole original judgment should be discarded, so a
double-or-nothing bet of sorts is playing out. Here's a summary of where this
stands:
Judge Kinkeade asked Zenimax to be "more specific" in which pieces of current Oculus code infringe on Zenimax's copyright, according to the Law360 report. While the judge didn't issue a ruling following the hearing, he urged both parties to reach a settlement instead of risking a big decision that he said could come down hard against either side rather than "splitting the baby." The judge said he would likely "resolve the heck out of [this] big, hairy fight" sooner rather than later, according to Law360. So absent a settlement, we expect a ruling could come any day.
NKD wrote on Jun 21, 2017, 23:14:
Vive is better anyway.
Having tried both extensively before I purchased, I strongly disagree, and much prefer the Rift. But hey, they're both great in the end, and it all comes down to personal tastes.
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