MEASAT BROADCAST NETWORK SYSTEMS SDN . BHD. v 1. ) LOH CHEN HUAT 2. ) LOO YOONG HAW @ VANCHAI VIROCHPOKHA

wa-24ip-3-01-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 3 November 2025 • WA-24IP-3-01/2025 • 69 min read

17 cases cited (0 SG, 17 foreign)

Catchwords

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Copyright – Infringement – Whether copyright subsists in the Plaintiff's Copyrighted Works – Whether the Plaintiff is the owner of the Copyrighted Works – Whether act of communication to the public – Whether infringement of plaintiff’s copyright – Whether the Plaintiff is entitled to injunctive relief and/or damages - Sections 13, 36, and 37 of the Copyright Act 1987

Judges (1)

Edwin Paramjothy a/l Michael Muniandy Delivered

Counsel (5)

Ghazi & Lim Firm Wong & Partners Firm Chew Kherk Ying Counsel Plaintiff Pavithra Vijaya Kumar Counsel Defendant Sofia Asyikin Binti Mohd Kamil Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

Loh Chen Huat Respondent Loo Yoong Haw @ Vanchai Virochpokha Respondent Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn . Bhd Applicant

Statutes Cited

Specific Relief Act 1950 (Cap 137)

Cases Cited (17)

UK (3)

[1975] AC 396 [1979] 1 WLR 851 [2021] EWCA Civ 441

MY (14)

[1979] 2 MLJ 212 [1987] 2 MLJ 359 [1992] 1 MLJ 400 [1994] 2 MLJ 153 [2005] 3 MLJ 552 [2009] 3 MLJ 525 [2015] 1 CLJ 887 [2015] 7 MLJ 243 [2017] 7 AMR 560 [2017] MLJU 1187 [2017] MLJU 1595 [2017] MLJU 223 [2020] 1 CLJ 799 [2023] 9 MLJ 16

Judgment

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