Judge cuts $500 million award in ZeniMax's lawsuit against Oculus in half

Judge cuts $500 million award in ZeniMax's lawsuit against Oculus in half

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https://www.pcgamer.com/judge-cuts-dollar500-million-award-in-zenimaxs-lawsuit-against-oculus-in-half/

The $500 million that was awarded to ZeniMax in its lawsuit against Oculus VR has been cut in half after the judge on the case determined that there was insufficient evidence to support the damages awarded for false designation. As reported by VentureBeat, the judge also refused ZeniMax's request to ban the sale of Oculus products that it claims are in violation of its copyrights. 

ZeniMax sued Oculus in 2014, alleging that technology used in the Oculus Rift headset was developed by John Carmack while he was still with id Software, which is owned by ZeniMax. After a couple of years of wrangling, a jury found in favor of ZeniMax: Oculus was ordered to pay $200 million for breaking the NDA that co-founder Palmer Luckey signed with ZeniMax in 2013 prior to working with the company on an early iteration of the Rift headset; $50 million for copyright infringement; and $50 million for false designation.