▁sue ▁Phill ips ▁and ▁Sun ▁Records , James ▁M . ▁S alem , ▁The ▁Late , ▁Great ▁Johnny ▁A ce ▁and ▁the ▁Trans ition ▁from ▁R ▁& ▁B ▁to ▁Rock ▁' n ' ▁Roll ' ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁Illinois ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ) ▁pp . ▁ 8 4 – 8 5 . ▁hoping ▁to ▁use ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁test ▁case ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁legal ▁status ▁of ▁all ▁answer ▁songs . ▁ ▁While ▁earlier ▁press ings ▁of ▁Sun ▁ 1 8 1 ▁bore ▁the ▁ca ption ▁"( The ▁Answer ▁To ▁H ound ▁Dog )" ▁above ▁the ▁A - side ▁title , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁legal ▁action ▁this ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁all ▁later ▁press ings . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Sam ▁Phill ips ▁conced ed : ▁" I ▁should ▁have ▁known ▁better . ▁The ▁mel ody ▁was ▁exactly ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁their s , ▁but ▁we ▁claimed ▁the ▁credit ▁for ▁writing ▁the ▁dam n ▁thing ". ▁ ▁King ▁Records ▁vs ▁Lion ▁Publishing ▁Co . ▁and ▁Lion ▁Publishing ▁Co . ▁vs ▁King ▁Records ▁& ▁Val jo ▁Music ▁( 1 9 5 3 ) ▁In ▁late ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁Syd ▁Nathan , ▁president ▁of ▁King ▁Records , ▁took ▁Rob ey ▁and ▁his ▁Lion ▁Publishing ▁Company ▁to ▁court . ▁The ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁Bill Board ▁reported : ▁" L ion ▁[ Music ] ▁itself ▁was ▁in ▁court ▁def ending ▁the ▁cont ention ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁C inc