I like this. The alternative rock band Def Lepard refuses to be controlled creatively by the corporate music big shots who take the fun out of music. Let the bands have creative domain and earn the majority of the money. I still don't understand when these record companies take the majority of a band's money when they do nothing but kill the mood.
This is the right move of HBO to adapt with the times. They are the most sought out and honorable place for comedians to do their act, having featured acts like George Carlin. But if it is not feasible for stars like Louis CK to do comedy HBO will lose.
communistic
This goes beyond a breach in computer security, this would lay the framework for countries to successfully implement massive and excessive power for governments. Too much power for governments rarely turns out well.