Youch, Oculus Rift was stolen technology?

[BHvrd]

Considering the OR's history and recent Facebook acquisition, this indeed could become quite ugly.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/...company-claims

[Kitsune Sniper]

Bethesda is desperate to get some Facebook money. Why wait until now to make this claim?

[Tanooki]

Looks like it could be something, but there's a good chance Zenimax is just suffering from a bad case of butthurt as they failed to get involved in it and Facebook did. I just find it a little amazing that Facebook would jump into something that hot of a mess blindly if it was stolen.

[Steve W]

I don't remember if it was Doom or Quake that had a version made for VR helmets back in the day. Maybe this was what they are referring to when they say he took their intellectual property with him.

[Bojay1997]

Bethesda is desperate to get some Facebook money. Why wait until now to make this claim?

Because it's always easier to file a lawsuit after there is some tangible financial value attached to the IP that was allegedly stolen. I have to say I'm not surprised by this at all as I recall reading a bunch of articles that described John Carmack's role in Oculus and it seemed like he just went from Bethesda/Zenimax over there and was essentially doing the same work. Cases of this type are very common in start-ups that have success and I am relatively sure that Facebook/Oculus will quietly settle this out as either a lump sum payment or a royalty down the road.

[SparTonberry]

Bethesda is desperate to get some Facebook money. Why wait until now to make this claim?

Because they want to milk the system, companies always wait so they can inflate the damage claim.

[kupomogli]

Because it's always easier to file a lawsuit after there is some tangible financial value attached to the IP that was allegedly stolen. I have to say I'm not surprised by this at all as I recall reading a bunch of articles that described John Carmack's role in Oculus and it seemed like he just went from Bethesda/Zenimax over there and was essentially doing the same work. Cases of this type are very common in start-ups that have success and I am relatively sure that Facebook/Oculus will quietly settle this out as either a lump sum payment or a royalty down the road.

As soon as I saw this thread, I knew it was because of John Carmack's involvment and the fact that Facebook purchased it. I mean it's easier to win a lawsuit just because one of your former employees work for them. Pointing the finger and saying he's using code developed while working for them. It's difficult to prove or disprove, so most people will make the conclusion that since he's doing work for them, he's used code he's created in the past.