termed " operation baylout " , the group stated that hundreds of volunteers are taking part in coordinated efforts to jam the websites of the international community of the ifpi industries and maqs , a record firm work with the convicted in the pirate bay scandal . as of this 2016 maqs ' s list read " our website is possibly under surveillance and we have therefore decided to shut it down until the attack ceases . " the collective is primarily coordinating actions to isolate the fax lines of the mpaa ' s anti - piracy office and of prosecuting prosecutor chris wadsted . andrew norton of pirate party international rejected the assaults , saying , " while we can ' t condemn these operations , it does show there is a wealth of thinking that opposing the statements and actions of this trade body .
MAQS law firm employed hundreds of volunteers.