Oops... Saudi Airlines shows pirated content
A passenger of Saudi Airlines went through the in-flight entertainment catalogue and found a very remarkable text on the movie poster of a Hollywood blockbuster. He twittered a picture of the poster showing the text "Killers 2010 BDRiP AC3 XViD-ILOVE", a clear reference to the description of pirated movies on BitTorrent sites.
TorrentFreak rightly notes that it is very likely that Saudi Airlines actually has the required license for showing Killers onboard. One of the reasons why Saudi Airlines is nevertheless showing a pirated version of the film, or at least the poster, could be that it is sometimes easier to work with a DRM-free copy, according to TorrentFreak.
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OnBoard International
AS THE OFFICIAL CONTENT SERVICE PROVIDER FOR SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES, WE AT ONBOARD INTERNATIONAL VOUCH FOR THE FACT THAT SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES HAS STRICT POLICIES RESPECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND DOES NOT AIR UNLICENSED MEDIA ONBOARD.
THIS TITLE 'KILLERS' WAS OFFICIALY LICENSED AND THE MOVIE FILE USED IS IN FACT A SAUDI-EDITED VERSION OF THE MOVIE SPECIALLY PAID FOR BY THE AIRLINE.
FURTHER HOLLYWOOD MOVIE FILES ARE HANDLED BY HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS AND LABS IN THE US AND THE AIRLINE DOES NOT HANDLE PHYSICAL MEDIA FILES.
IN THIS UNFORTUNATE CASE AN INCORRECT IMAGE WAS UPLOADED ONTO THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE BY A THIRD PARTY.
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