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   From: Obveeus@aol.com   
      
   "Seth"  wrote:   
      
   > "Obveeus"  wrote in message   
   >> So how does iTunes differentiate between a person with a new iPod trying   
   >> to re-'download' the stuff they already bought and that same person   
   >> allowing someone else to also 'download' that stuff to a different iPod?   
   >   
   > The iPod "marries" the instance of iTunes.  If you plug in an unknown   
   > iPod, for it to d/l from that instance it will ask you if it's OK to   
   > delete the current contents and resync.   
   >   
   > An instance of iTunes allows like 5 or 6 iPods (and/or iPhones) to be   
   > married to it.   
      
   So people can 'steal', but that theft is limited to making 'copies' for 5 or   
   6 people and those people are limited to having the same database of   
   songs/videos/whatever.  I suppose that is a start for trying to rebuild a   
   music industry nearly destroyed by criminals.   
      
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