http://blogs.geniocity.com/friedman/2009/06/robert-johnson-made-no-deal-with-the-devil-he-listened-to-and-learned-from-his-colleagues/ The ways law rules creative endeavors and the ways law itself is a creative endeavor Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:08:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blogs.geniocity.com/friedman/2009/06/robert-johnson-made-no-deal-with-the-devil-he-listened-to-and-learned-from-his-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-4618 Ruling Imagination: Law and Creativity » Blog Archive » Would Shakespeare have survived the Internet? Scott Turow and the morality of propertizing creativity. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:06:43 +0000 http://blogs.geniocity.com/friedman/?p=2469#comment-4618 [...] fact, whether there really is such a thing as a sui generis artist, be that artist Shakespeare or Robert Johnson. Nor could one argue that there were no great artists and writers prior to the advent of what the [...] [...] fact, whether there really is such a thing as a sui generis artist, be that artist Shakespeare or Robert Johnson. Nor could one argue that there were no great artists and writers prior to the advent of what the [...]

]]> http://blogs.geniocity.com/friedman/2009/06/robert-johnson-made-no-deal-with-the-devil-he-listened-to-and-learned-from-his-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-4522 Ethan Hein's Blog › Blues basics Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:01:52 +0000 http://blogs.geniocity.com/friedman/?p=2469#comment-4522 [...] in the days before recordings and widespread copyrighting, the distinction hardly even existed. See an eloquent expression of this idea by Peter Friedman with some good [...] [...] in the days before recordings and widespread copyrighting, the distinction hardly even existed. See an eloquent expression of this idea by Peter Friedman with some good [...]

]]> http://blogs.geniocity.com/friedman/2009/06/robert-johnson-made-no-deal-with-the-devil-he-listened-to-and-learned-from-his-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-3429 Ruling Imagination: Law and Creativity » Blog Archive » Should we allow people to freely sell their souls? Freedom of contract confronts the overwhelming failure of consumers to read the contracts they enter. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:16:29 +0000 http://blogs.geniocity.com/friedman/?p=2469#comment-3429 [...] don’t think Robert Johnson made any deal with Satan to obtain his remarkable talents; he listened to and made his own the sounds of his contemporaries. Apparently, however, the British game retailer GameStation is counting on its customers believing [...] [...] don’t think Robert Johnson made any deal with Satan to obtain his remarkable talents; he listened to and made his own the sounds of his contemporaries. Apparently, however, the British game retailer GameStation is counting on its customers believing [...]

]]> http://blogs.geniocity.com/friedman/2009/06/robert-johnson-made-no-deal-with-the-devil-he-listened-to-and-learned-from-his-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-3117 Copyright and Shakespeare | Prodigeek Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:27:25 +0000 http://blogs.geniocity.com/friedman/?p=2469#comment-3117 [...] 16th century, writers were valued for their language and style rather than originality. In fact, originality for storytelling is a modern value.  Almost everyone of Shakespeare’s plays was obviously copied from another [...] [...] 16th century, writers were valued for their language and style rather than originality. In fact, originality for storytelling is a modern value.  Almost everyone of Shakespeare’s plays was obviously copied from another [...]

]]> http://blogs.geniocity.com/friedman/2009/06/robert-johnson-made-no-deal-with-the-devil-he-listened-to-and-learned-from-his-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-2574 Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, and Being Really Fucking Good at textiplication.com Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:42:42 +0000 http://blogs.geniocity.com/friedman/?p=2469#comment-2574 [...] good friend Pyegar sent me this fascinating article about Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, and the Romantic notion of [...] [...] good friend Pyegar sent me this fascinating article about Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, and the Romantic notion of [...]

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