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A jury has found Oculus and its executives liable for a combined $500 million in damages in a trial over improper use of technology created at Id Software parent company Zenimax Media.
While the jury found that Oculus had not misappropriated trade secrets from Zenimax—a major part of the case—it determined that Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey had violated a non-disclosure agreement with the company when working on early prototypes, according to reports from Polygon and Law360 reporter Jess Krochtengel. Oculus was also found liable for copyright infringement for misuse of certain Zenimax properties and of false designation regarding the creation of certain pieces of Oculus code.
Oculus is liable for $300 million in the verdict, while Luckey owes $50 million and former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe owes $150 million. Oculus CTO John Carmack, who previously worked for Zenimax and was accused of stealing code and destroying evidence, is not personally liable for any damages. Zenimax had sought damages of $4 billion in the case.
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Source: Ars Technica – Oculus, execs liable for 0 million in Zenimax VR trial