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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

Oculus will pay ZeniMax $250 million for copyright infringement [engadget.com]

Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax Media has always been a little sue-happy [engadget.com]. But maybe a recent decision from its case against Oculus (and by extension, Facebook) will cool its jets a bit. A jury recently decided that Zuckerberg and Co. will only pay $250 million of the initial $500 million claim [engadget.com] from ZeniMax that when John Carmack left [engadget.com] Bethesda-owned id Software for Oculus, he stole his former employer's intellectual property, according to Bloomberg [bloomberg.com].

Judge Ed Kinkeade ruled that Oculus would have to pay out $200 million for breach of contract and then and additional $50 million for copyright infringement. Additionally, Kinkeade declined ZeniMax's demand that sales of Oculus headsets be banned [engadget.com].

Previously: Facebook/Oculus Ordered to pay $500 Million to ZeniMax [soylentnews.org]

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