Does time machine back up purchased iTunes items?

I just started to use a Mac and time machine. Does Time Machine back up even purchased items, or do I need to burn those to disk?
Thanks,
Dan

My Time Machine backs them up, and when i bought my new iMac, I just migrated everything from the Time Machine backup and all was there.

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