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Find out where your work is being used, protect your Shopify store and know what to do when someone copies it.
Start here · Finding copied products
Search for other shops using your product photos, designs or descriptions. Includes example searches and explains why searching myshopify.com alone misses stores.
4 November 2026 · 5 min read
Read the guideWhat you can do to discourage copying, help customers recognise your real shop and spot clones sooner—and the limits of right-click blockers and watermarks.
Found a copy of your shop on another website? Follow these steps to record it, help customers find your real store and report the problem to the right service.
Check for unfamiliar shops using your business name, photos or branding. Learn which searches to try, how to assess a domain and what to save before reporting it.
When a watermark helps, what it cannot prevent, and why Shopify sellers should check Google Shopping image rules before adding one to every product photo.
Found your photos on another shop? Here’s what to save, how to check whether the seller has permission, and who to contact to ask for removal.
Use image searches and a few well-chosen phrases to look for your artwork on prints, T-shirts, mugs and other products—even when the seller changes its name.
What to check before reporting an Etsy listing, which details to collect, and how to use Etsy’s Reporting Portal to submit and follow your report.
A weekly checklist for Shopify sellers: choose which new products to watch, search for copies, review what you find and follow up on earlier reports.
An email you can edit and send when another shop uses your product photos, with a worked example and advice on when to use a formal reporting process instead.
Less searching. More creating.
Copywatch searches for possible matches to selected products from your public Shopify catalogue. Start with one example product and see what turns up.
Try a sample store scanOne example product. No sign-in required for the initial scan.