termed " operation baylout " , the group claimed that scores of activists are in active in coordinated measures to jam the websites of the global federation of the phonographic trade and maqs , a law collective working with the prosecution in the pirate day scandal . as of friday evening maqs ' s website read " our internet is currently under attack and we have hence decided to shut it down until the action ceases . " the group is also coordinating works to jam the fax posts of the mpaa ' s anti - piracy office and of prosecuting judge monique wadsted . andrew norton of pirate party abroad rejected the attacks , say , " while we can ' t condones these acts , it does show there is a wealth of feeling that blocks the decisions and actions of this trade agency .
MAQS law firm employed hundreds of volunteers.