Malaysia’s Astro is celebrating its second anti-pirary triumph after local pool cafe, Frenz Pool Café and Tuwang 69, was found guilty of copyright infringement.

The cafe illegally streamed the English Premier League match between Manchester United and Brighton in September 2023, including all the Astro branding.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court this month awarded Astro RM175,000/US$40,000 in statutory damages and RM10,000/US$2,265 in legal costs.

Astro said that, unlike compensatory damanges that require proof of actual losses, statutory damages emphasise deterrence and accountability. The January 2025 award follows Astro’s first statutory damages award in November 2024.