in ▁Music ▁Inc . ▁and ▁pla int iff , ▁arranged ▁to ▁have ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁published ▁by ▁Lion ▁Music ▁Publishing ▁Company ▁of ▁Houston , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁released ▁by ▁its ▁affili ate ▁Pe ac ock ▁Records . ▁Ot is ▁executed ▁a ▁writer - publish er ▁contract ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁with ▁Lion ▁Music ▁Publishing ▁Company ▁in ▁which ▁Le iber , ▁Ot is ▁and ▁St ol ler ▁were ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁writers ▁of ▁' H ound ▁Dog .' " ▁Thus , ▁Ot is ▁received ▁a ▁co - writing ▁credit ▁with ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler ▁on ▁Thor nt on ' s ▁Pe ac ock ▁Records ▁release ▁and ▁on ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁cover ▁versions . ▁The ▁court ▁also ▁noted : ▁" O tis ▁signed ▁not ▁only ▁his ▁name ▁but ▁also ▁signed — or ▁perhaps ▁for ged — the ▁names ▁of ▁St ol ler ▁and ▁Le iber ▁to ▁it . ▁The ▁president ▁or ▁propriet or ▁of ▁Lion ▁Music ▁Publishing ▁Company ▁noted ▁the ▁similarity ▁of ▁the ▁hand writing ▁of ▁the ▁sign atures ▁and ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler ▁who ▁ad vised ▁him ▁that ▁Ot is ▁had ▁no ▁authority ▁to ▁sign ▁their ▁names ▁to ▁the ▁agreement ▁and ▁that ▁Ot is ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁co - author ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁entitled ▁to ▁receive ▁one - third ▁of ▁the ▁roy alt ies . ▁Lion ▁then ▁arranged ▁for ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler