Art Work Not Modifiable

I am using iTunes 10. I have been importing music into iTunes for some time. However, recently I have not been able to add art work to the music; I continue to get the statement "Art work not modifiable" in the art work box. As mentioned, this has just recently happened but continues to be such; just bought new CDs today and imported less than 30 minutes ago. Why is this happening and can i change it?

Select the tune from the iTunes window - Shift-CMD-R (Reveal in Finder) will take you to the file in the Finder - select the file in the Finder and CMD-I (Get Info).
Also at the bottom of the Get Info window is 'Sharing and Permissions' - check to see if you have the correct level of access to make changes to the file.
MJ

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