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Man Creates Anti-Goldman Sachs Web Site, Refuses to Sell It

by Evan Shamoon on April 27, 2009 at 09:56 AM



The owner and operator of GoldmanSachs666.com, Mike Morgan clearly makes no effort to cover up his distaste for the Goldman Sachs Group. In fact, the Floridian's hatred for the financial firm runs so deep that he recently turned down an anonymous $2 million offer for the rights to the Web site, according to DailyFinance. Morgan started the site after he became outraged by the federal government's bailout of Goldman and other financial institutions.

There have been other offers, as well, but Morgan has declined all of them.

"I am not selling the Web site," Morgan said in an interview with DailyFinance. "It may have been a crank or Goldman Sachs feeling us out. At this point, I don't take any of them seriously."



All of this comes amidst increasing legal pressure from the company, including an April 8th letter from Goldman's lawyers claiming that GoldmanSachs666.com is misleading to consumers and in violation of Goldman Sachs' copyright. Morgan told DailyFinance that he has gone to "extreme pains" to ensure that the site remains non-commercial; there are no advertisements on the site, and its grungy art style could not be confused with anything Goldman Sachs, itself, would endorse.

"Americans don't even comprehend what a million dollars is anymore," he told DailyFinance. "I hate injustice and this is one of the biggest injustices I have ever seen." [From: DailyFinance]

Tags: bailout, business, financial crisis, FinancialCrisis, goldman sachs, GoldmanSachs, goldmansachs666.com, recession, top

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