"Transparency Rights": Chapter 13 of Chokepoint Capitalism

In "Transparency Rights," Chapter 13 of Chokepoint Capitalism, authors Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow issue a rallying cry for the creative class and labor movement to combat the dominance of Big Tech and Big Media. They explore how corporate monopolies and monopsonies have created significant barriers for competition, particularly impacting creative workers across various industries like book publishing and music. By highlighting the exploitative practices employed by powerful corporations, the authors advocate for strategies such as transparency rights, collective action, and fair labor practices to empower workers and reclaim rightful value. This chapter serves as both an analysis of current challenges and a roadmap for future resistance against such chokepoints in capitalism.