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Copyright issues have made The Monkey make a return to the recent internet headlines after the makers had to replace the monkey character's cymbals with drums because of Disney’s Toy Story 3 copyright claim. Fans are reacting hilariously to the buzz, and the comment section is also getting flooded with funny jokes, memes, and reactions.
A netizen wrote, (via @IIXavierAngell/X)
The monkey is now facing a career shift: from beating the cymbals and curating disasters to doing the same job with drums. Which terrifying beat he'll produce, only the movie will tell, but amidst anticipation, the contrast stands stark.
This copyright flex by Disney may have shocked fans. This is not the first time that a copyright issue made the makers of a series or film change things creatively or at a post-production level. This time we saw a monkey become the center of a copyright issue, and that exactly is what sent netizens into laughing fits.
Users can’t believe The Monkey had to replace cymbals with drums because of Disney’s Toy Story 3 copyright claim
One netizen wrote, (via @BrianFerence1/X)
"The copyrights are out of control"
Another funny X commenter posted, (via @Bovada_Casino/X)
Another netizen commented, (via @reviewsdino2/X)
"I remember it being on the Monkey Shines poster. What a ridiculous thing to copyright. It’s not like they invented it."
Another X user posted, (via @MKH2K9/X)
"The drum is creepier anyway"
An X user stated the following, (via @cdavidnorris/X)
"Things you just never imagine anyone would copyright: A cymbal-clapping monkey."
Another comment posted by a netizen goes,
"I’m glad he was happy but I find it absurd for that to be patented or whatever. Like no movie can use it because Disney did many years ago? Stupid."
This social media user wrote,
"How do you copyright a toy that has existed for at least a 100 years"
The confusion was shared by this netizen, (via @UncleDemi/X)
"How can something like that be copyrighted??? Like whaaaaat???"
Another X user wrote the following comment, (via @epiclucas43/X)
"Wait, what!? That makes 0 sense! The "Jolly Chimp" was created by Louis Marx & Co. in the 1930s! Disney has nothing to do with the toy as much as they have nothing to do with Mr. Potatohead or Barbie..."
All we know about The Monkey
Originally written as a short story by Stephen King, the tale of the Monkey first came out in the year 1980. It was a source of classic Stephen King horror. If you've read the story for yourself, chances are you'll also start having goosebumps walking into a vintage toy store.
The trailer is already out for the movie, and what we can tell from it is that the cast consists of Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, Christian Convery, Colin O'Brien, Rohan Campbell, and Sarah Levy.
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The Monkey is set to hit the theaters on 21 February 2025.
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