Frankly this is actually quite a disturbing policy if they intend to release names along with compensation. Not only does it possibly put people at risk, but it puts companies at risk as the market price for their top execs is shown bare to their competition (think wall street).
Executives of publicly traded companies (CEO, COO, etc) already must disclose their compensation in the annual proxy statement. This news article refers to the stars who aren't executives but are highly compensated. Think Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, etc...
IMHO, EVERYONES salary should be known. That way, the free market can work to ensure that everyone is paid fairly.