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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="14-2904" title_number="14" title_name="Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions" subtitle_number="29" subtitle_name="False Advertising and Related Crimes">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person that is a seller may not advertise or offer for sale a digital good using terminology that a reasonable person would understand to confer an unrestricted ownership interest in the digital good, unless, before executing the sale:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The seller receives an affirmative acknowledgment from the purchaser of the following:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>That the purchaser is receiving a license to access a digital good;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A complete list of restrictions and conditions of the license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>That access to the digital good may be unilaterally revoked by the seller if the purchaser no longer holds a right to the digital good; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The seller provides to the purchaser a clear and conspicuous statement that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>States in plain language that the purchaser is buying a license for the digital good; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Includes a digital method to access the license details, terms, and conditions.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The affirmative acknowledgment required under subsection (a)(1) of this section shall be distinct and separate from any other statement that the purchaser acknowledges.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The clear and conspicuous statement required under subsection (a)(2) of this section shall be distinct and separate from any other statements, details, terms, or conditions.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>This section does not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Require a person to download a digital good; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Prohibit a person from storing a digital good on a server that can be accessed through the Internet.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>This section does not apply to a person who advertises or offers for sale:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A subscription–based service that provides access to a digital good only for the duration of the subscription;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Access to a digital good without the requirement for monetary consideration; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A digital good for which the seller is unable to revoke access after completion of the sale, including a digital good that is, at the time of purchase, available for permanent offline download to an external storage source to be used without a connection to the Internet.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A violation of this section is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>An unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of Title 13 of this article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions contained in Title 13 of this article, except §§ 13–408 and 13–411 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
