Greyed out info

Why are some of the songs imported to itunes "greyed out" in the get info area and unable to be changed? Also, what is the purpose of the check box before each song listing. I can't find its purpose in the manual. And why do songs start playing by themselves in itunes? I find no player controls [such as stop].

The check boxes have a few uses:
Unchecked songs will be skipped when playing songs from the library or a selection. They will only play when individually clicked on.
Smart Playlists have an option that unchecked songs won't appear.
Unchecked songs will not be burned to CD.
The iPod has an option that when set means that it doesn't update unchecked songs
iTunes: Understanding the Symbols Next to Songs

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