is ▁using ▁their ▁songs , ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler ▁gave ▁Ot is ▁a ▁one - third ▁interest ▁in ▁those ▁songs ▁and ▁assigned ▁the ▁publishing ▁to ▁Ot is ' ▁company , ▁Val jo ▁Music ▁Publishing ▁Company . ▁Similarly , ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Sp in ▁Music ▁Inc .— another ▁publishing ▁company ▁in ▁which ▁Ot is ▁held ▁an ▁interest — assign ing ▁it ▁certain ▁rights ▁to ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁songs ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁roy alt ies ▁to ▁be ▁divided ▁equally ▁between ▁Le iber , ▁St ol ler , ▁and ▁Ot is . ▁When ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁copy right ed ▁initially ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁words ▁and ▁music ▁were ▁cred ited ▁to ▁Don ▁Dead ric ▁Rob ey ▁and ▁Will ie ▁Ma e ▁Thor nt on , ▁with ▁Lion ▁Publishing ▁Co . ▁identified ▁as ▁the ▁registered ▁publish er . ▁However , ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁cred ited ▁to ▁Le iber , ▁St ol ler , ▁and ▁Ot is ; ▁and ▁Val jo ▁Music — not ▁Sp in — was ▁the ▁registered ▁publish er . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁find ings ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁in ▁Val jo ▁Music ▁Publishing ▁Corporation ▁v . ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁Music : ▁" There after ▁Ot is , ▁in ▁apparent ▁dis reg ard ▁of ▁the ▁contract s ▁both ▁with ▁Sp