z ▁sum med ▁up ▁the ▁events ▁thus ly : ▁" The ▁year ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁saw ▁an ▁important ▁preced ent ▁set ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁answer ▁t unes ▁… ▁since ▁the ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁decision , ▁few ▁record ▁fir ms ▁have ▁attempted ▁to ▁' answer ' ▁sm ash ▁hits ▁by ▁other ▁companies ▁by ▁using ▁same ▁t une ▁with ▁different ▁lyr ics ." ▁ ▁Val jo ▁Music ▁Publishing ▁Corporation ▁v . ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁Music ▁( 1 9 5 6 – 1 9 5 7 ) ▁The ▁most ▁prot ract ed ▁law suit ▁involving ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁was ▁Val jo ▁Music ▁Publishing ▁Corporation ▁v . ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁Music ▁that ▁was ▁initi ated ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁after ▁the ▁commercial ▁success ▁of ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ' s ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁and ▁concluded ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁It ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁" legal ▁sp at " ▁for ▁Pres ley ' s ▁publishing ▁company , ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁Music . ▁ ▁Background ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler ▁were ▁introduced ▁to ▁Ot is ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁by ▁Federal ▁Records ' ▁Ralph ▁Bass ▁when ▁Ot is ▁needed ▁songs ▁for ▁artists ▁he ▁was ▁recording ▁for ▁Federal , ▁including ▁Little ▁Est her , ▁Little ▁Will ie ▁Little field , ▁and ▁Bobby ▁N unn ▁of ▁The ▁Rob ins . ▁In ▁exchange ▁for ▁Ot