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A Canadian band have accused MySpace of acquiring their website address without asking permission.

Mobile, from Montreal, were only told that their existing URL – myspace.com/mobile – would be changed via email.

The email said: "We are in the process of making MySpace better, which requires the use of the URL you have chosen.

"MySpace will reset your URL within 48 hours of receipt of this email. After it has been reset, you will be able to choose another URL."

It's understood that MySpace requested the URL in order to launch a new mobile service. Mobile's new website address is myspace.com/mobiletheband.

In September, the social networking website relaunched its music service so that users could share and download songs.