Re: problem with itunes and my music

[Jude DaShiell]

Earlier before I bought this mac I had heard of cases where ITunes did the 
deletions of files itself after certain amounts of time had passed based 
on d.r.m. requirements set for that particular download when that download 
was first uploaded onto ITunes by the artist/publisher in question.  If 
that is happening, it comes with the ITunes territory.  Maybe the only way 
to prevent such things from happening is to have a mix of podcasts and 
music in libraries.  That way the music will disappear as per schedule but 
hopefully the podcasts will serve as a library anchor for you.  If you had 
podcasts not intended to be protected by D.R.M. in your library along with 
music then this is rightly alarming.