1. A method for governing a playback of a program, comprising: receiving, by a computing device and from one or more authorities representing one or more individuals authorized to generate actual event data, the actual event data defining a manner in which the program has been presented, the actual event data being formed based on a playback of at least part of the program on at least one prior occasion and a manner in which the program is archived, the manner in which the program is archived relating to archiving content that corresponds to a particular duration of time of the program by the one or more authorities; forming, by the computing device, modified playback decisions based on the actual event data; and using, by the computing device, the modified playback decisions to automatically modify the program for a subsequent presentation.