Automatic downloading of album information

I'm pretty OCD about my music library and ideally just want the artist and track name for each track so delete all other info. This works for the tracks ripped from cd but it appears as though this info is automagically re-downloaded for tracks purchased from the iTunes store - is there a way to stop this?

Your question might have been a little easier to answer had you simply stated all of that in your first post. According to this kb article, or states that updates "might" download automatically, indicating to me, that it might not. Seems to be rather vague, the way that I read it.
Update the iOS software on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
See number 3. in the article.
Tap Download and Install. Updates might download automatically while your device is connected to Wi-Fi and a power source.

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"Automatically download missing album artwork"

When i click this in preferences, it asks me to make an apple account, which i already have!
Is it anything to do with the fact i have a new ipod? Is there something i have to change to make my library recognise i have an apple account?
Ta

A couple of things to check/try:
First, make sure you're connected to the UK iTunes Store, not some other country's store. Scroll down to the bottom of the main iTunes Store page and confirm that it's showing the UK as your store. If it shows any other country, change to the UK and try again.
If that isn't the issue, check the upper-right of the iTunes Store to see if you're logged into your existing iTunes Store account. If the window says "log in", not your store ID, try logging in and then downloading the artwork.
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I have added a lot of album and artists photos to my music. If I check the preference to let itunes fill in missing artwork will it write over art that is presently there?
If so I won't do it.

.John thanks for the response.. I'm a bit confused I know it wont workif I dont set the preference but my question is if it finds different artwork for songs that I have already put in will it replace those songs with its own artwork?

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Hi,
Is it possible to get iTunes to automatically download album art when a song is loaded and played?
I have my cd collection ripped but the album art doesn't come up for them.

You can set iTunes to download artwork from the iTunes Music Store. Go to iTunes>Preferences>General and enable "Automatically download missing album artwork". If the iTunes Store doesn't have the album you want the artwork for you can locate and add some yourself:
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