One Mac - 2 user accounts

I accidentally linked my son's Ipod to my ITunes account but he has his own under his user account on our Mac.
Is there any way that I can remove his IPod from my Itunes memory? Every time he goes in to his ITunes account it tells him that it is also linked to my account.
Does any of this make sense?

If you install an application to the Applications folder in your Home folder then only you can use it.
If on the other hand you install the application to the Applications folder at root then everyone with an account on that Mac can use it.
Allan

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