January 17th, 2028.
Within hours of VirtuReal Innovations filing their lawsuit, news outlets around the world picked up the story. Headlines blared across major news websites, and TV channels interrupted regular programming to report the breaking news.
At the CNN headquarters.
"Good afternoon. In breaking news, VirtuReal Innovations has filed a lawsuit against Reyes Corporation, alleging that the company has copied their proprietary VR technology. This lawsuit comes after an independent review team identified several sections of code in Reyes Corporation's VR system that are allegedly identical to VirtuReal's algorithms. For more on this developing story, we go live to our technology correspondent, Rachel Adams."