But you could say the same thing about doctors. They can become very well-off treating very sick patients.
— 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.
Photo of Ebola virus from the CDC via Associated Press
