▁alone ▁for ▁the ▁publishing ▁rights ." ▁In ▁order ▁for ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler ▁to ▁execute ▁the ▁contract ▁with ▁Lion — " which , ▁because ▁we ▁were ▁under age , ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁signed ▁by ▁our ▁moth ers " — a ▁court ▁appointed ▁Mary ▁Stein ▁( for ▁Le iber ) ▁and ▁Ad ely n ▁St ol ler ▁( for ▁St ol ler ) ▁as ▁their ▁legal ▁guard ians ▁in ▁late ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁The ▁contract ▁assigned ▁the ▁publishing ▁for ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁to ▁Lion . ▁Ot is ' ▁credit ▁was ▁omitted ▁from ▁all ▁subsequent ▁records . ▁Following ▁on ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁El vis ' ▁live ▁and ▁tele vised ▁performances ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog ", ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁Music ▁made ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁half ▁the ▁publishing ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁from ▁Lion ▁Music ▁a ▁pre condition ▁to ▁issu ing ▁a ▁recording , ▁to ▁which ▁Rob ey ▁ass ented . ▁ ▁Pro ceed ings ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Pres ley ' s ▁version ▁( s ales ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁exceed ed ▁ 2 ▁million ▁copies ) ▁prompt ed ▁Val jo ▁to ▁sue ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler ▁and ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁Music ▁( an ▁affili ate ▁of ▁Hill ▁& ▁Range ▁Songs ) ▁for ▁an ▁account ing ▁of ▁prof its ▁and ▁for ▁dam ages ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁Ot is ▁restored ▁as ▁co - writer ▁and ▁recover ▁dam ages ▁for ▁lost ▁roy alt ies . ▁In ▁Val jo