Do i need to keep mp4's on my computer as well as itunes after i transfer them?

ihave a ton of mp4 movies and just bought an apple tv so i threw a bunch on my itunes so they could work together but now i'm really running low on space, can i delete the mp4's in my downloads folder after they were copied into itunes?
thanks a ton

if the copy files ... when adding option is checkmarked in iTunes > preferences > advanced, you can delete the original files in your dowloads folder as iTunes will have made a copy.

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Thank you for your response. However I am still puzzled about having to keep a local copy. To be safe, this mean that I also have to keep a backup of my local copy as well.
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