Tilkie vs. logo stamping
Logo-stamping apps drop your brand mark onto each image, usually in one place. Here is what that method does, where it stops, and how an invisible watermark differs.
How logo stamping works
The app places your logo somewhere on the image, often a corner or the center. The mark identifies the image as yours, and because it is baked into the file it travels with a saved copy.
Where it holds up, and where it stops
Because the mark sits in one location, the rest of the image carries no protection. A corner mark can be cropped off, and a mark anywhere on the image can be cloned over or reconstructed with content-aware fill and AI inpainting tools. Enlarging the logo or moving it to the center reduces that risk but covers more of the photo the customer sees, which is the same trade-off as a full visible watermark.
Proof of ownership
Once the logo is cropped or removed, the copy holds no embedded information that connects it to your store, so there is nothing to present to a host or marketplace, and the method does not let you find the copy in the first place.
How invisible watermarking differs
Tilkie does not depend on a single spot. Its invisible watermark is distributed across the whole image and carries error correction, so a cropped or edited copy can still report a confident match. That match becomes a Chain of Proof certificate, and the customer-facing photo is unchanged.
| Capability | Logo stamp | Tilkie |
|---|---|---|
| Leaves the photo visually unchanged | ✕ | ✓ |
| Cannot be cropped out | ✕ | ✓ |
| Resists cloning / content-aware fill | ✕ | ✓ |
| Covers the whole image, not one spot | ✕ | ✓ |
| Find a copy anywhere on the web | ✕ | ✓ |
| Proof of ownership for takedowns | ✕ | ✓ |
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