s ▁nast iest ▁legal ▁sk irm ishes ▁in ▁years ," ▁was ▁problem atic ▁for ▁Z om ba ▁for ▁two ▁main ▁reasons . ▁ ▁First , ▁having ▁heard ▁that ▁' N ▁S ync ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁J ive , ▁the ▁Back street ▁Boys ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁label ▁anymore . ▁ ▁Second , ▁the ▁law suit ▁tempor arily ▁stra ined ▁Z om ba ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁B M G , ▁whose ▁distribution ▁deal ▁with ▁Z om ba ▁was ▁coming ▁to ▁a ▁close . ▁ ▁J ive ▁initially ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁renew ▁their ▁deal ▁with ▁B M G , ▁but ▁re cons ider ed ▁following ▁the ▁law suit ▁with ▁B M G ▁and ▁Trans ▁Cont inental . ▁ ▁The ▁distribution ▁deal ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁determ ining ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁law suit , ▁since ▁distributed ▁Z om ba ▁product ▁account ed ▁for ▁ 5 . 5 % ▁of ▁B M G ' s ▁US ▁market ▁share , ▁and ▁company ▁CE O ▁Stra uss ▁Z eln ick ▁was ▁under ▁pressure ▁not ▁to ▁lose ▁that . ▁ ▁They ▁also ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁Back street ▁Boys ▁that ▁gave ▁the ▁band ▁a ▁ 2 0 % ▁royal ty ▁rate . ▁ ▁From ▁B M G ▁to ▁Sony , ▁and ▁recent ▁activities ▁B M G ▁had ▁owned ▁ 2 5 % ▁of ▁Z om ba ' s ▁publishing ▁business ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁its ▁recording ▁business ▁since ▁