I see it as a clever way to circumvent the dumb bureaucracy BS that might otherwise inhibit their ability to protect them.
They could try to rework the system in place, and spend however many months or years working through that process, or they could slap some duct tape on there in the meantime AND look to rework the system.
Yeah its clever but it's still a dumb thing to have to do. Got to praise the legal team representing the bee fish public at large. The system is broken i think its putting duct tape on duck tape at this point.