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John CarmackVerified account ‏@ID_AA_Carmack May 1

Oculus uses zero lines of code that I wrote while under contract to Zenimax.

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  1. Kristian ‏@ABKristian May 1

    @ID_AA_Carmack now that is a clear and understable statement. Thanks for that.

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  2. Shane Hudson ‏@ShaneHudson May 1

    @ID_AA_Carmack Yeah they don't seem to understand that concepts are the same. And hell, code is meant to be reusable!

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  3. Eric Smith ‏@Ellimem May 1

    Can't be more definitive than that. RT @ID_AA_Carmack Oculus uses zero lines of code that I wrote while under contract to Zenimax.

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  4. jandrese ‏@jandrese May 1

    @ID_AA_Carmack As I read their statement, they are claiming ownership of ideas in your head, not stuff you created.

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  5. VR∙Nerds ‏@VRnerds May 1

    @ID_AA_Carmack and we believe you!

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  6. moneyman10k ‏@moneyman10k May 1

    @jandrese @ID_AA_Carmack I concur with @Bethblog. zenimax does in fact own john carmack's living brain

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  7. eechentx ‏@eechentx May 1

    @ID_AA_Carmack well that's Facebook's problem now :)

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  8. Alfredo Jiménez ‏@id0x May 1

    @ID_AA_Carmack it's only a matter of time that using what you learned in a previous job become illegal . Copyright lobotomy

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  9. Mark McAndrew ‏@markmcan May 1

    @ID_AA_Carmack So you admit Oculus uses "lines of code"? And what was your job at Zenimax? Making "lines of code"! The prosecution rests! ;)

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  10. Mark Twomey ‏@Storagezilla May 1

    .@ID_AA_Carmack This is a lawyer thing. Expect for them to turn you inside out with depositions. They probably want Facebook to just settle.

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  11. Thomas Shaddox ‏@baddox May 1

    @ID_AA_Carmack Zero is too many!!!1

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  12. Fernando Tarnogol ‏@ftarnogol May 1

    I love how this is going to end. If @ID_AA_Carmack said zero code, it's because today he's gone over every line of VR code he's ever written

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  13. Aaron Bertinetti ‏@AaronBertinetti May 1

    “@ID_AA_Carmack: Oculus uses zero lines of code that I wrote while under contract to Zenimax.”

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  14. Stig Matic ☠ ‏@Stig_matic May 1

    @ID_AA_Carmack @jadamcrain this looks familiar... @southforksec

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  15. Code Monkey Hate Bug ‏@jadamcrain May 1

    @Stig_matic @ID_AA_Carmack @southforksec It's the "we see someone taking market share away from us and we don't like it" legal maneuver

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  16. Code Monkey Hate Bug ‏@jadamcrain May 1

    @Stig_matic @southforksec Heh, but at least @ID_AA_Carmack hasn't had his 4th amendment rights trampled yet.

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  17. Philippe ‏@PhilPierrePaul May 1

    Fight the IP vamps RT “@ID_AA_Carmack: Oculus uses zero lines of code that I wrote while under contract to Zenimax.”

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  18. Ernest ‏@ernestsemerda May 1

    @ID_AA_Carmack no company/human should ever "own" another human / their brain. All the best dude. Hope it all works out in your favor.

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  19. Court ‏@hedgewizard May 1

    @ID_AA_Carmack but wasn't your brain and every thought you had during your employment under their ownership?!

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