This musician worked with two inventors to create anti-gravity shoes, so that dancers in his music videos could more easily perform his famous 45 degree angle lean.

This famous musical about an orphan is based on a long-running a comic strip.

A Sony Pictures data hack in 2014 turned out to be perpetrated by North Koreans in response to this James Franco and Seth Rogan film.

This detective will finally have all of his stories enter the public domain in 2023, although that hasn’t stopped the Doyle estate from suing Netflix this year.

While she’s more famous for her appearances in the Halloween movies and yogurt commercials, this actress actually obtained a patent for a new type of diaper.

This 2001 Dreamworks animated movie was actually an adaptation from a children’s book by William Steig.

This digital pet website suffered a data breach in 2016, so it’s possible that some hacker is the new owner of your Chia or Grundo.

In 2021 this stuffed bear will enter the public domain, although the Disney version of him will not.

This inventor obtained over 1000 patents over his lifetime, for inventions such as the phonograph, the fluoroscope and the movie camera.

This HBO series starring Evan Rachel Wood and Thandie Newton is based on a 1973 movie.

In 2015, hackers stole and released customers names from this social networking website, surely ending many marriages in the process.

This author’s novels will enter the public domain in Europe in 2021, but not in America, presumably because Big Brother is still watching.

This man obtained a patent for a new type of diving suit, although he himself is more famous for escaping water without the help of a suit.

The Shawshank Redemption is based on a novella written by this author, who is better known for his horror works.

In 2017, this credit reporting company announced a data breach affecting millions of customers.

Despite Disney’s best efforts, this famous black and white Mickey Mouse cartoon will enter the public domain in 2024.

This American author owned multiple patents in areas such as board games and scrap books, although he did not patent any methods for painting fences.

The classic sci-fi novel Do Android Dream of Electric Sheep received a re-titling when it was adapted into this film.

This hotel chain announced two separate breaches in 2018 and 2020 in which millions of guests had their personal information stolen

In 2021, this great American novel will finally get the green light to enter the public domain.