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Agree it's an interesting question but I don't see how the timing impacts proof of whether it was wilful or not. Google inherit everything the previous develop

Agree it's an interesting question but I don't see how the timing impacts proof of whether it was wilful or not. Google inherit everything the previous developer did including the intent or otherwise. It doesn't get to say "but we didn't know when we bought it", that's what due diligence and contacts are for.

metageek 16y ago
(a) If Android, Inc., didn't have all the policies in place that larger companies do (e.g., code review), then it would have been easier for a naïve engineer to make the mistake. If so, it might actually not be willful. (b) The longer ago it happened, the more likely it is that any evidence of how it happened has been lost. If so, even if it was willful, Oracle might have trouble proving it.