As you probably already know, Channel
Nine’s drama Underbelly was banned from screening in Victoria because
many of the central characters and incidents are the subject of
ongoing trials in that state. The same prohibition also applied to
selling the DVD version in Victoria, and the hassles involved in
filtering those sales appears to have minimised its availability in
online stores and advertising online. However, online retailer EzyDVD is claiming in its newsletter out today that
“the embargo has been lifted” on selling the disc through
online stores. Of course, the ban on selling it to Victorians
remains; presumably some poor schmuck has to double-check every order
to ensure it doesn’t have a 3000-series postcode. While we can’t help
suspecting that the court ban, however well-meaning and legally
correct, resulted in a boost of torrent activity, the fact remains
that the DVD is the only legal option for getting hold of the series
(plus you should support good Aussie drama, there’s not exactly a
surplus!).
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