A.P. Says It Owns Image in Obama Poster

The image of President Barack Obama made ubiquitous by Shepard Fairey’s “Hope” poster looked especially familiar to The Associated Press, which says the artwork infringes on its copyright to a photograph of Mr. Obama, The A.P. reported. Mr. Fairey has acknowledged that his poster, a mixed-media stenciled collage depicting Mr. Obama on a red, white and blue field, is based on an A.P. photograph, above left, taken by Mannie Garcia in April 2006.