ICloud an family sharing

new to communities not sure how to solve probelm. 4 devices all us mobile me for other computers same apple id. but know that apple icloud is here how do i an other family member share music an apps without sharing everthing else? should we take a different apple id an if so will all apps an music have to be repurchased?

Keep the same ID for iTunes, iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match (when it arrives), and set up a new separate iCloud account for each member. Then their contacts, calendars, bookmarks, mail and Photostream will all operate separately from each other but all will have access to the iTunes Store and music without repurchasing.
More details on this page:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895?viewlocale=en_US
and expand 'Using one Apple ID for iCloud and a different Apple ID for Store Purchases'.

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