Oz viewers sidestepping court order

March 21, 2008 A piracy raid conducted by police and officials of the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft in the southern Australian state of Victoria uncovered thousands of bootleg DVD's of Nine Network flagship drama "Underbelly" last week. The haul provided concrete evidence of what most in the media and law enforcement already knew: that a significant black market exists for the underworld drama that's proved a ratings hit for the network despite being banned in Victoria. "Underbelly's" gritty, almost docu-style portrayal of the underworld wars that gripped Melbourne from 1995 to 2004 and saw more than 33 crime figures killed was supposed to help arrest the Nine Network's ratings decline.

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