Facebook’s recent acquisition of Oculus VR has certainly
made the company along with its co-founder Palmer Luckey very happy – and wealthy.
But the VR company’s new found success has also attracted a lot of enemies.
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Oculus VR as well as its co-founder are now being sued by
Zenimax Media – the former employer of Oculus VR’s Chief Technical Officer,
John Carmack. Carmack used to work for id Software, a Texas-based game studio
owned by Zenimax Media.
According to Zenimax Media, Luckey and Oculus VR used trade
secrets, copyrighted computer code and technical know-how related to virtual
technology through John Carmack when he was still associated with id Software
even though he signed a non-disclosure agreement.
In their defense, Luckey said that Oculus VR’s products do
not use any of Zenimax’s code and technology. He also added that there were no
NDAs involved when he and Carmack initially worked together.
There’s no specific amount on how much money is Zenimax
asking, but the company is asking for a trial by jury.
