designated " effort baylout " , the group claims that groups of volunteers are taking participated in coordinated operations to intercept the websites of the international brotherhood of the phonographic trade and maqs , a law firm working with the prosecution in the pirate bay scandal . as of this overnight maqs ' s web read " our website is also under attacking and we have therefore chose to shut it down until the attack stabilizes . " the group is also coordinating efforts to halt the fax lines of the mpaa ' s anti - piracy service and of prosecuting attorney monique wadsted . paul norton of green hut international accepted the charges , insisting , " while we can ' t condone these acts , it does show there is a wealth of resentment that opposes the actions and proceedings of this trade bodies .
MAQS law firm employed hundreds of volunteers.