“If they could make it, why’d they take it?” - Anthony Sammi’s, ZeniMax attorney
Oculus attorney Beth Wilkinson argued to the same jury that the multibillion-dollar lawsuit was driven by ZeniMax’s embarrassment, jealousy and anger, not facts.
We’re here because the defendants stole something very valuable,” Sammi told the jury, going on to call the entire thing a heist and proclaiming as fantasy the story that Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey developed the Rift on his own.
His argument hinged on Carmack being a foundational component to Oculus’ success. Luckey was only a hobbyist, Sammi argued, and not a software expert, which would have left the Oculus software development kit to the hands of the rest of Oculus.
ZeniMax’s attorney listed damages, too. — ranging from $1.33 billion all the way to $2 billion for punitive damages. Sammi also pushed for compensatory awards, an additional total that could be as much as the damages, bringing the entire total to as much as $4 billion.
Oculus’ Wilkinson then took the floor, laying out her argument just as strongly. Her opening was a plea to the decency of the jury, calling out ZeniMax for belittling the defendants and their witness for offering disagreeable testimony during cross examination. “They’re jealous, they’re angry, and they’re embarrassed,” she said, going on to quote the plaintiffs calling Oculus a group of “clowns” and decrying the Rift as “stupid.”
Besides, Wilkinson argued, ZeniMax never valued virtual reality — let alone its own trade secrets — and failed to make a timely claim to the use of its technology. She called ZeniMax CEO Robert Altman’s focus on AAA games a “narrow strategy,” one that never saw VR as something viable in the marketplace.
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Oculus attorney Beth Wilkinson argued to the same jury that the multibillion-dollar lawsuit was driven by ZeniMax’s embarrassment, jealousy and anger, not facts.
We’re here because the defendants stole something very valuable,” Sammi told the jury, going on to call the entire thing a heist and proclaiming as fantasy the story that Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey developed the Rift on his own.
His argument hinged on Carmack being a foundational component to Oculus’ success. Luckey was only a hobbyist, Sammi argued, and not a software expert, which would have left the Oculus software development kit to the hands of the rest of Oculus.
ZeniMax’s attorney listed damages, too. — ranging from $1.33 billion all the way to $2 billion for punitive damages. Sammi also pushed for compensatory awards, an additional total that could be as much as the damages, bringing the entire total to as much as $4 billion.
Oculus’ Wilkinson then took the floor, laying out her argument just as strongly. Her opening was a plea to the decency of the jury, calling out ZeniMax for belittling the defendants and their witness for offering disagreeable testimony during cross examination. “They’re jealous, they’re angry, and they’re embarrassed,” she said, going on to quote the plaintiffs calling Oculus a group of “clowns” and decrying the Rift as “stupid.”
Besides, Wilkinson argued, ZeniMax never valued virtual reality — let alone its own trade secrets — and failed to make a timely claim to the use of its technology. She called ZeniMax CEO Robert Altman’s focus on AAA games a “narrow strategy,” one that never saw VR as something viable in the marketplace.
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