5LI: SOPA + Business Rates Avoidance 22 Jan 12




5 live Investigates show

Summary: Businesses are avoiding paying full rates on empty property by exploiting a tax loophole. Some businesses are moving in charities as tenants, who qualify for an 80% discount on their rates for doing as little as hanging up posters in shop windows. Plus: the controversial US SOPA bill plans to crack down on online piracy. 5 live Investigates speaks to the co-founder of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian, who has been at the forefront of the anti-SOPA campaign. Joining the disucssion is the Chris Marcich, president of the Motion Picture Association, Europe.