HT4914 If I download a song from iTunes Match, will it be locked by DRM to only be able to be opened by my Apple ID?

Question

I'm reading through all of the iTunes Match literature, but there's one question that isn't addressed.
I know that song purchased from the iTunes store will be locked by DRM to only be allowed to be played by my Apple ID through iTunes (and I cna use my Apple ID on something like up to 5 devices?), and if I have songs in my library that are locked by DRM, they will not be uploaded through iTunes Match (which I assume means only songs locked by DRM tied to accounts OTHER than the Apple ID I'd be using to get iTunes Match would not be uploaded).
However, once all of the music is Matched or uploaded to iTunes Match, there's no information as to whether the music would be locked to DRM tied to my Apple ID if / when I want to download it.

Answer 1

Music from the iTunes Store, whether obtained in the last couple of years from the iTunes Store directly or via iTunes Match, is not copy protected. If you have old DRM tracks from the iTunes Store, they will be upgraded to the higher-quality DRM-free versions when iTunes Match uploads them as long as they were obtained through the Apple ID you are using for iTunes Match. I believe that any copy-protected tracks locked to a different iTunes Store account will be ignored by iTunes Match, though I'm not certain. Someone else may be able to confirm or refute that.
You do need your Apple ID to play or download tracks from iTunes Match, of course.
Regards.