Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win Them Back

Chokepoint Capitalism is a groundbreaking exposé that reveals how Big Tech and Big Media Corporations are exploiting creative workers through monopolistic practices.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the chokepoints in various industries, including book publishing, news, live music, and screenwriting, highlighting how these corporations create anti-competitive flywheels to lock in users and suppliers, making it difficult for new entrants to enter the market. The authors offer practical solutions to batter through these chokepoints, including transparency rights, collective action, radical interoperability, contract terminations, job guarantees, and minimum wages for creative work.

By reading this book, you will gain a deep understanding of the structural barriers that are hindering innovation and fair competition in the creative industries, as well as the tools necessary to overcome them.

Don't miss out on this essential read for anyone interested in the future of creativity and fairness in the digital age.