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§ 22-405. Implied warranty; licensee's purpose

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCommercial Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Commercial Law
Title 22. Maryland Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Warranties (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 22-405
§ 22-405. Implied warranty; licensee's purpose
Currentness
(a) Unless the warranty is disclaimed or modified, if a licensor at the time of contracting has reason to know any particular purpose for which the computer information is required and that the licensee is relying on the licensor's skill or judgment to select, develop, or furnish suitable information, the following rules apply:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), there is an implied warranty that the information is fit for that purpose.
(2) If from all the circumstances it appears that the licensor was to be paid for the amount of its time or effort regardless of the fitness of the resulting information, the warranty under paragraph (1) is that the information will not fail to achieve the licensee's particular purpose as a result of the licensor's lack of reasonable effort.
(b) There is no warranty under subsection (a) of this section with regard to:
(1) The aesthetics, appeal, suitability to taste, or subjective quality of informational content; or
(2) Published informational content, but there may be a warranty with regard to the licensor's selection among published informational content from different providers if the selection is made by an individual acting as or on behalf of the licensor.
(c) If an agreement requires a licensor to provide or select a system consisting of computer programs and goods, and the licensor has reason to know that the licensee is relying on the skill or judgment of the licensor to select the components of the system, there is an implied warranty that the components provided or selected will function together as a system.
(d) The warranty under this section is not subject to the preclusion in § 22-113(a)(1) of this title on disclaiming diligence, reasonableness, or care.

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Added by Acts 2000, c. 11, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000. Amended by Acts 2000, c. 61, § 6, eff. April 25, 2000.
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 22-405, MD COML § 22-405
Current with legislation effective through July 1, 2023, from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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