Post a piece today and by next month it's on a repost account with no credit, a wallpaper site, and a print shop you've never heard of. Finding every copy by hand is a second job, and most artists only hear about it when a fan sends a link.
Proprias does the finding and the paperwork. Daily visual matching surfaces copies of your work across the public web, evidence is saved automatically, and each confirmed match becomes a ready-to-file DMCA notice.
How art theft protection works
Add your work
Upload the pieces you want watched: illustrations, paintings, designs, character art. Add your artist name and handles so reposts that credit someone else, or no one, still turn up.
Find the copies
Daily scans use visual matching to find copies of your images across Google, image results, X, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok, and the open web, wherever they show up on publicly searchable pages.
Prove it's yours
Every confirmed match is saved with its URL, screenshots, timestamps, and a hash of your original in your evidence vault. Forensic watermarking on supported uploads adds another layer of proof.
Take it down
Proprias turns a confirmed match into a ready-to-file DMCA notice. On Detect you send it yourself; on Defend and VIP we send it as your authorized agent and follow up, so your legal name and address stay off the notice.
Where to report stolen art
The right form depends on where the copy lives. Proprias prepares the notice for each one.
Reposted on a social platform
Platform copyright report
Instagram, TikTok, X, and Reddit all take DMCA notices through their copyright forms.
Sold as prints or merch
Marketplace IP report
Print-on-demand sites and marketplaces have intellectual property forms that remove the listing.
On a website or blog
DMCA notice to the host
If the site owner doesn't respond, the hosting provider is obliged to act on a valid notice.
Showing up in Google
Google copyright removal
Google removes infringing pages and images from search results, even when the site itself won't act.
Frequently asked questions
What should I do if someone stole my art?
Save the evidence first: screenshot the post or listing and copy its URL, because thieves often delete and repost. Then file a DMCA notice through the platform's copyright form, or to the website's host. If it's being sold as prints or merch, use the marketplace's intellectual property report. Proprias finds the copies, keeps the evidence, and prepares the notice for you.
Do I need to register my art to file a DMCA takedown?
No. In the US, copyright belongs to you the moment you create the work, and you can send a DMCA notice without registering it. Registration with the US Copyright Office matters if you want to sue for infringement. Proprias does not register copyrights for you.
How do I find out where my art has been reposted?
A reverse image search on Google Images or TinEye shows copies that exist today. Art keeps getting reposted, though, so one search goes stale fast. Proprias runs visual matching every day across Google, image results, X, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok, and the open web, and sends new matches to your review queue.
Can Proprias stop people selling my art as prints or merch?
Proprias can find listing pages that use your images when they're publicly searchable, and save the evidence. Removing a listing goes through that marketplace's intellectual property report or a DMCA notice, which Proprias prepares; on Defend and VIP we send it for you.
Does a watermark stop art theft?
A visible watermark discourages casual reposting but is easy to crop. Forensic watermarking is invisible, so there's nothing to crop, and it helps prove a copy came from your original. Neither stops theft on its own; monitoring and takedowns do the rest.
Can I stop AI companies training on my art?
Proprias doesn't control what AI companies collect for training, and no monitoring service can see inside a training dataset. What it can do is find published copies of your work and AI outputs that copy it closely on public pages, so you can act on those.
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Legal disclaimer
Proprias provides monitoring, evidence, and takedown-notice tools, not legal advice. A DMCA notice includes a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you own the work or are authorized to act for the owner. Removal outcomes depend on each platform's policies. Consult an attorney about registration, licensing disputes, or lawsuits.
See where your art has ended up
Daily visual matching, an evidence vault, and ready-to-file DMCA notices from $69/mo. We send takedowns for you on Defend and VIP. 7-day free trial.
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