“But you could say the same thing about doctors. They can become very well-off treating very sick patients.” says — Jon Schultz,
owner of the domain name Ebola.com, when questioned about wanting to
profit off a disease that has killed more than 4,000 people worldwide.
(At least one commentary calls it “parasitic capitalism.”)
Schultz bought the domain name in 2008 for $13,000 and now wants to
sell it for $150,000. His company, Blue String Ventures, also owns
domains such as birdflu.com, which he tells the Washington Post is
“worth way more than Ebola.com” because “that one’s airborne.” Schultz
is hoping a pharmaceutical company might buy
the Ebola domain, whose home page now contains links to articles and
books about Ebola, including a link to donate to Doctors Without
Borders.
Friday 17 October 2014
Making money off Ebola... SMH
“But you could say the same thing about doctors. They can become very well-off treating very sick patients.” says — Jon Schultz,
owner of the domain name Ebola.com, when questioned about wanting to
profit off a disease that has killed more than 4,000 people worldwide.
(At least one commentary calls it “parasitic capitalism.”)
Schultz bought the domain name in 2008 for $13,000 and now wants to
sell it for $150,000. His company, Blue String Ventures, also owns
domains such as birdflu.com, which he tells the Washington Post is
“worth way more than Ebola.com” because “that one’s airborne.” Schultz
is hoping a pharmaceutical company might buy
the Ebola domain, whose home page now contains links to articles and
books about Ebola, including a link to donate to Doctors Without
Borders.
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