▁which ▁are ▁similar ▁in ▁mel ody ▁and / or ▁theme ▁to ▁d itt ies ▁which ▁have ▁become ▁sm ash ▁hits — many ▁pub bers ▁are ▁now ▁retain ing ▁att or ne ys . ▁Common ▁practice , ▁of ▁course ▁is ▁to ▁regard ▁the ▁answer ▁as ▁an ▁original . ▁Currently ▁publish ers ▁are ▁putting ▁up ▁a ▁fight ▁to ▁protect ▁their ▁original s ▁from ▁una ut hor ised ▁or ▁in fr ing ing ▁answers ." ▁In ▁that ▁same ▁issue , ▁Rob ey ▁told ▁Billboard ▁he ▁had ▁not ified ▁the ▁Harry ▁Fox ▁publishing ▁ag ency ▁" to ▁issue ▁Sun ▁a ▁license ▁on ▁' B ear ▁Cat ' ▁in ▁order ▁that ▁Rob ey ▁might ▁collect ▁a ▁royal ty ". ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁Rob ey ▁wrote ▁to ▁Phill ips ▁that , ▁" unless ▁contract s ▁are ▁signed ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Mr . ▁Harris ▁Fox ▁by ▁Wed nes day , ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁I ▁will ▁be ▁forced ▁to ▁take ▁immediate ▁steps ▁with ▁Court ▁A ctions ", ▁hoping ▁" this ▁will ▁not ▁cause ▁any ▁un friend ly ▁relations , ▁but ▁please ▁remember ▁that ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁pay ▁when ▁I ▁intr ude ▁upon ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁others , ▁and ▁certainly ▁must ▁protect ▁my ▁own ▁rights ." ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 1 ▁Bob ▁Rol ont z ▁reported ▁in ▁Billboard : ▁" The ▁answers ▁to ▁r & b ▁t unes , ▁which ▁have ▁become ▁pro l ific ▁with ▁the ▁many ▁rep lies ▁to ▁such ▁sm ash