Songwriter Amílcar Boscán has sued ElMalo, Inc. (trading as Willie Colón Music Company), the publishing company of the late salsa musician Willie Colón, alleging he was never paid the royalties owed to him for co-writing the hit track "Talento de Televisión." Filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, the lawsuit also seeks to reclaim the song's copyrights under US law, highlighting a wider pattern of ageing musicians and songwriters using copyright termination provisions to reassert control over decades-old works from major rights holders.

Boscán says a 1994 songwriter agreement entitled him to half the royalties from "Talento de Televisión" and another song, "Caer en Gracia," plus twice-yearly accounting statements, none of which he alleges he received despite repeated written notices between 2024 and 2026. He is seeking at least $300,000 in damages and a declaration that his rights revert to him by January 2031 under Section 203 of the US Copyright Act, alongside claims of breach of contract and false copyright registration with BMI. The complaint notes the song has been streamed over 451 million times on Spotify, making it Colón's most popular track; Colón died in February 2026, and similar termination-rights disputes are also being pursued by Salt-N-Pepa and singer Ricardo Montaner.