Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Endorsements and Piracy

In 2013, Peyton Manning earned over $12,000,000 in endorsements.  Manning appears in Papa John's commercials, and owns about 21 Papa John's restaurants in Colorado.  Manning is also endorsed by DirecTV, Buick, and Nationwide.  Manning's endorsement money earned him the number 5 spot among the highest-paid American athletes.

Michael Jordan: Nike, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, Wheaties
David Ortiz: Samsung, Dunkin Donuts, Easton, Jetblue
Alex Rodriguez: Nike
Mike Trout: Subway, Soft Pretzel
Miguel Cabrera: New Balance
Jonathan Toews: Bauer, Chevrolet
Andrew Luck: Visa, Nike

In December of 2014, Sony's Piracy was hacked.  Around the time of the release of The Interview, the movie was leaked illegally online.  The hack released some of the top downloaded films.  Law enforcement and criminal investigators worked hard to find the source of the hack, and to arrest the people who were behind it.