DRM for iPod/iTunes for multiple iPods, shared computers

In my family there are four people who use iTunes/iPod. Two are adults with Apple IDs, two are children who do not (and will not) have credit cards. We have two shared Windows XP computers and two shared Mac OS 9 machines. We just got our third iPod. Thus far, the first two iPods have been connected to just one machine (a WinXP; iTunes has been used from just one Windows account, I think) and the third iPod has not yet been connected to any computer. I need a sufficiently general explanation of the DRM scheme and relevant configuration options to understand what I can/should do in this situation. Thanks!
Mac & Windoze Windows XP Pro

Hi, Mike.
I need a sufficiently general explanation of the DRM scheme and relevant configuration options to understand what I can/should do in this situation.
The scheme is that songs purchased on any given iTS Account can be authorized for play on a maximum of five separate computers. An iPod can contain items from a maximum of five different iTS accounts at a given time.
Other than that, you might be interested in looking at these articles in the Apple Knowledge Base:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300432
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61675
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