Maryland § 22-611

§ 22-611.

    (a)    If an access contract provides for access over a period of time, the following rules apply:

        (1)    The licensee’s rights of access are to the information as modified and made commercially available by the licensor from time to time during that period.

        (2)    A change in the content of the information is a breach of contract only if the change conflicts with an express term of the agreement.

        (3)    Unless it is subject to a contractual use term, information obtained by the licensee is free of any use restriction other than a restriction resulting from the informational rights of another person or other law.

        (4)    Access must be available:

            (A)    At times and in a manner conforming to the express terms of the agreement; and

            (B)    To the extent not expressly stated in the agreement, at times and in a manner reasonable for the particular type of contract in light of the ordinary standards of the business, trade, or industry.

    (b)    In an access contract that gives the licensee a right of access at times substantially of its own choosing during agreed periods, an occasional failure to have access available during those times is not a breach of contract if it is:

        (1)    Consistent with ordinary standards of the business, trade, or industry for the particular type of contract; or

        (2)    Caused by:

            (A)    Scheduled downtime;

            (B)    Reasonable needs for maintenance;

            (C)    Reasonable periods of failure of equipment, computer programs, or communications; or

            (D)    Events reasonably beyond the licensor’s control, and the licensor exercises such commercially reasonable efforts as the circumstances require.