Facebook CEO denies Oculus technology theft

As reported by Polygon, Luckey and ZeniMax‘s representation got heated when trying to determine what “specifically fell under the banner of proprietary information and what didn’t”.

“We are highly confident that Oculus products are built on Oculus technology”, said Zuckerberg during his testimony, according to reporting done by The New York Times from the courtroom.

Oculus, which is now owned by Facebook, denies the allegations, saying the lawsuit came to a head after Facebook purchased the company and as a “chance for a quick payout”. He also claimed that he’s never have heard of Zenimax before, a company that owns several studios behind hit games like Fallout and Elder Scrolls.

The original story is below.

Back in 2014, ZeniMax Media sued VR-startup Oculus for giving away trade secrets to its new holding company Facebook.

We’ll keep you informed on the court case as details are made available. This is what caused Carmack to jump ship and begin working for Oculus full time. In November 2013, he resigned to join Oculus full-time. ZeniMax’s suit is centered on game programmer John Carmack.

Further he told that he was interested in virtual reality since he was a student but thought it nearly impossible before he encountered Oculus. Zenimax claims that stolen property was later used to create the Oculus Rift, a popular consumer-grade VR headset.

“Improving on that technology doesn’t make it yours If you steal my bike, paint it and put a bell on it, does that make it your bike”, snapped Sammi at Zuckerberg. He is now the chief technology officer of Oculus.

Zuckerberg said he has been interested in virtual reality since he was a student.

Zenimax also alleged that evidence supporting its claims was destroyed. “ZeniMax and id Software are the visionary developers of breakthrough VR technology, and look forward to the vindication of our claims”.

Carmack is understood to have told the case last week that the charges were “ridiculous and absurd”. While Facebook already invested billions into developing this emerging technology, Zuckerberg said how the company will likely have to invest around $3 billion more over the course of the next decade.