"Fairey, 42, sued Associated Press in 2009 after it contended he had infringed on the copyright of one of its photographs in creating the poster. Fairey had claimed in his suit that he had used a different photograph of Obama, but later admitted that he had been mistaken and had tried to conceal his mistake, by destroying documents and fabricating others. "I was ashamed that I had done these things, and I knew I should have corrected my actions," he said on Friday in Federal District Court in Manhattan. Fairey pleaded to one count of criminal contempt and could face up to six months in prison. A prosecutor, Daniel W. Levy, told the magistrate judge, Frank Maas, that the government was likely to seek some term of imprisonment for Fairey, who will be sentenced on July 16." - Adriano