termed " operation baylout " , the group claims that hundreds of volunteers are taken part in collective operations to disrupt the web of the international federation of the phonographic industry and maqs , a law organization associated with the prosecutors in the liberty bay case . as of friday evening maqs ' s page read " our website is apparently under siege and we have therefore decided to shut it down until the attack halts . " the association is reportedly coordinating efforts to jam the (816) lines of the mpaa ' s anti - piracy office and of prosecuting attorney maggie wadsted . kevin norton of pirate party international rejected the assaults , insisting , " while we can ' t condone these acts , it does show there is a wealth of feeling that opposes the decisions and actions of this trade " .
MAQS law firm employed hundreds of volunteers.