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MET ART logo. |
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| Founded | circa 1999 |
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| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Industry | Photography |
| Employees | 50 |
| Parent | HLP General Partners, INC |
| Slogan | Where Flawless Beauty Meets Art |
| Website | http://www.met-art.com |
| Alexa rank | 1,330 (January 2012[update])[1] |
| Type of site | Softcore pornography |
MetArt is a softcore pornography website owned by HLP General Partners Incorporated of Santa Monica, California.[2] The site features erotic photographs of partially or completely naked women, and has been online since circa 1999.[3]
As of May 2010, it was among the top 1000 most visited websites according to Alexa Internet.[4]
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MetArt has been reviewed by numerous adult content review sites. As of 2010[update] it holds a score of 95 out of 100[5] on Rabbits Reviews and of 92.5 out of 100[6] on Nude Reviews.
On 21 December 2005, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Long Island City, New York, lodged a complaint against MetArt owner HLP General Partners Inc with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center claiming that three domain names, including met-art.com, were too similar to its numerous registered Met Art trademarks. METLIFE was also concerned that “sexually explicit material” on the MetArt websites would tarnish METLIFE's reputation. In 2006, the complaint was dismissed by the WIPO because it “does not meet the standard for establishing bad-faith registration and use of the Domain Names under a Policy designed to provide quick relief against egregious cases of cybersquatting”.[7]