The Paraguayan Authors Association (APA) is investigating the irregular registration of more than one hundred musical works by national artists with a United States rights management entity. The APA's legal director, Ariel Torres, stated that the songs, which include compositions by contemporary bands and from past decades, were improperly registered in the name of a single individual identified as Wilson Javier González, a resident of the Alto Paraná department.
The irregularity was detected in May, when the APA identified on a public access website that more than 300 works were listed as the property of the same individual. Of that total, 102 are recognizably owned by other authors, whose rights are managed by the Paraguayan association. Torres explained that the matter was reported to the North American entity, which committed to opening an investigation. He warned that, if fraud is proven, the case could result in criminal charges, with penalties ranging from five to ten years in prison.
In a parallel development on the international music scene, Paraguayan producer Moisés Etcheverry reached an agreement with Sony Music and the team of singer Shakira. Etcheverry resolved a dispute over the rights to his cover of the song "Dai Dai," which had been blocked on digital platforms. Following an appeal, YouTube formalized the cover and established a monetization agreement, making Etcheverry the first Paraguayan to share royalties with the Colombian artist.
While Spotify maintained the removal of the track due to its policies against music generated by artificial intelligence, the Paraguayan producer's version on YouTube is already approaching one million plays. Etcheverry also celebrated the success of his song "Late Paraguay," created for the 2026 World Cup, which surpassed the one million view mark in less than three months and led the YouTube audience rankings during the Paraguayan national team's matches.