How are you guys actually protecting your digital downloads from copycats?

Visible watermarks don't really work anymore. People just crop them, erase them, or run them through AI in two seconds. Instead of ruining preview images with huge logos, focusing on hidden proof and fast detection works way better. Invisible digital watermarking combined with image matching (pHash) is probably the most solid approach right now. It embeds ownership data right into the pixels without changing how the image looks. Even if someone resizes it or wipes the file details, that digital fingerprint stays there. When a scanner finds your artwork being sold on Etsy or Shopify, you have instant proof for a DMCA takedown. I'm curious how other creators here are dealing with this lately. Are you still using visible watermarks, or have you found better ways to track down copycats? #digitalart , #etsyseller , #copyright , #smallbusiness , #ecommerce