(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.