Louis C.K. at it Again: Pledges to Offer HBO Special Without DRM for $5

By Karla Robinson
November 26, 2012

Emmy Award-winning comedian Louis C.K. has an upcoming special that will debut on HBO. He recently announced via Twitter that he will later be selling the standup globally for $5 without DRM restrictions.
According to the tweet, the special will be available on louisck.com a few months after the HBO premiere.
“It’s not unusual for HBO to sell such comedy specials via traditional physical media, but it’s very much unprecedented to see the company relinquish control of that content and allow it to be offered digitally with few viewing restrictions,” reports The Verge.
Louis C.K. has been cutting out DRM for more than a year now, first selling his standup recording “Live at the Beacon Theater” directly to fans and then doing the same with ticket sales. Both experiments have proven successful.
“Yet arranging such a consumer-friendly deal with HBO could be seen as Louis C.K.’s biggest triumph yet,” the post suggests. “One man has convinced a huge corporation to play ball, guaranteeing that his fans come out the winners.”

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