9 4 ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁Campbell ▁v . ▁Ac uff - R ose ▁Music , ▁Inc . ▁that ▁" ru led ▁that … ▁mus icians ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁obtain ▁permission ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁artists ▁to ▁perform ▁and ▁record ▁par od ies ▁of ▁those ▁compos itions ", ▁other ▁par od ies ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁emer ged ▁subsequently . ▁These ▁include ▁" Found ▁God ", ▁a ▁self - ack now led ged ▁par ody ▁of ▁Pres ley ' s ▁version ▁by ▁popular ▁Christian ▁band ▁Ap olog eti X , ▁which , ▁using ▁the ▁original ▁t une , ▁opens ▁with : ▁" I ▁ain ' t ▁not hin ' ▁but ▁I ▁found ▁God / It ▁took ▁quite ▁a ▁long ▁time ". ▁ ▁Lit ig ation ▁Over ▁the ▁years ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁" has ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁an ▁in ordinate ▁number ▁of ▁law su its ", ▁and ▁" w ould ▁eventually ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁lit ig ated ▁songs ▁in ▁recorded ▁music ▁history ". ▁ ▁Lion ▁Music ▁Publishing ▁Company ▁v . ▁Sun ▁Records ▁( 1 9 5 3 ) ▁Background ▁On ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁copy right ▁application ▁for ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁was ▁lod ged . ▁On ▁the ▁application ▁the ▁words ▁& ▁music ▁are ▁attributed ▁to ▁Don ▁Dead ric ▁Rob ey ▁& ▁Will ie ▁Ma e ▁Thor nt on , ▁with ▁the ▁copy right ▁claim ants ▁listed ▁as : ▁" M ur phy