§ 22-404. Implied warranty: Informational content

MD Comm L Code § 22-404 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    Unless the warranty is disclaimed or modified, a merchant that, in a special relationship of reliance with a licensee, collects, compiles, processes, provides, or transmits informational content warrants to that licensee that there is no inaccuracy in the informational content caused by the merchant’s failure to perform with reasonable care.

(b)    A warranty does not arise under subsection (a) of this section with respect to:

(1)    Published informational content; or

(2)    A person that acts as a conduit or provides no more than editorial services in collecting, compiling, distributing, processing, providing, or transmitting informational content that under the circumstances can be identified as that of a third person.

(c)    The warranty under this section is not subject to the preclusion in § 22-113(a)(1) of this title on disclaiming obligations of diligence, reasonableness, or care.