College Athletes

During this assignment, I looked at all three divisions of NCAA sports and their pros and cons. DI seemed like the best option for highly competitive athletes who have a shot at professional. DII and DIII are more focused and academics and put school work before athletics. Overall, they are unpaid athletes that qualify as amateurs.

Endorsement and Piracy

Micheal Jordan- Micheal Jordan has his own clothing company. They make shoes, shirts, basketball apparel, and is very successful. In 2012, it generated 1.25 billion in sales.

David Ortiz- David Ortiz did a commercial and is now a spokesman for Dunkin Donuts iced coffee.

A-Rod- A-Rod and Nike had a partnership in 2009, but unfortunately, A-rod got cough up with steroids and Nike ended the contract. Nike had a cleat named after the Yankee's star.

Peyton Manning- Peyton Manning appeared in commercials from Gatorade, nationwide, and direct TV.

Mike Trout- Mike Trout is well known for his fly ball commercial with subway

Miguel Cabrera- Miguel Cabrera has appeared in commercials for Chrysler, selling two different models.

Jonathon Toews- Jonathon Toews is a long time sponsorship with Bauer, and takes new photos with their equipment every time a new product comes out.

Andrew Luck- Andrew Luck is a relatively new member of Nike and came out with a commerical with them in 2013

Piracy- 
Sony has had many misfortunes lately with many people pirating their new movies. Three weeks before their movie "Annie" was released, hackers were able to download it from them and post it on the internet. Also, hackers got their hands on the new war movie "Fury" has been downloaded 1.2 million times online. This is more than Annie because family movies are less likely to be pirated.