▁not ▁the ▁one - six th ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁agreed ▁to . ▁ ▁See ing ▁the ▁group ▁as ▁a ▁" free - agent ," ▁J ive ▁quickly ▁signed ▁them ▁and ▁prepared ▁to ▁release ▁their ▁next ▁album . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁October , ▁Pear l man ' s ▁company ▁Trans ▁Cont inental , ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁R CA ▁owner ▁B M G ▁Entertainment ▁and ▁B M G ▁Ari ola ▁Mun ich ▁su ed ▁J ive ▁Records , ▁C live ▁Cal der , ▁and ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁* NS Y NC ▁for ▁$ 1 5 0 ▁million ▁cit ing , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁bre ach ▁of ▁contract . ▁ ▁Pear l man ▁sought ▁an ▁inj unction ▁against ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁new ▁album ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁record ings ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁him , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁denied ▁in ▁court . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁suit , ▁and ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁treatment ▁by ▁Trans ▁Cont inental , ▁* NS Y NC ▁released ▁a ▁statement ▁cit ing ▁the ▁company ' s ▁poor ▁conduct ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁gl aring , ▁over t , ▁and ▁call ous ▁example ▁of ▁artist ▁explo itation ▁that ▁the ▁music ▁industry ▁has ▁seen ▁in ▁a ▁long ▁time ." ▁ ▁The ▁law suit ▁was ▁settled ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁with ▁und is closed ▁terms , ▁but ▁left ▁J ive ▁free ▁to ▁release ▁future ▁* NS Y NC ▁albums . ▁ ▁The ▁law suit , ▁which ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁called ▁" the ▁music ▁industry '