As you might have noticed, perlerpal.com is no more. I recently got contacted by some lawyers that stated that I was infringing on the Perler® trademark by using that within the website name. I was a little shocked, but knowing what I do about trademark laws, I know that you have to fight for them to keep them. I wasn’t too bent out of shape about it, as it’s not like I make any money from the site. The odd thing is, when I created the tool (way before transferring it to it’s own domain), I didn’t even think about the infringement. I thought that it sounded good, and just went with it. I had created it for me, my kids, and the rest of the internets to be able to make “Melty bead creations” easier.
After a couple of days of noodling, I my wife came up with MyPixelPal.com. I moved everything over and changed links wherever I could find them to the new location. In a way, this was a good change. Since the tool can be used for other crafts (cross-stitch, LEGO® bricks, other melty-beads), it makes sense for it to have a more generic name. The new site doesn’t have any of the new features I’m planning, but at least it’s now no longer infringing. Please let me know if you find anything broken with the new site.
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