ITunes opens, starts playing music

Okay, running OSX 10.7.1 with iTunes 10.4.1. I'll be watching televlsion and notice music playing and it's iTunes which has gone from not being opened to opening and playing whatever playlist was last played. The one plug-in that I have is SRS iWow but have that for quite a long time and never had any issues until fairly recently. It stopped for a couple of days but the gremlins are at work again and I came home once again to find music playing. Love Apple but this is not good so any suggestions as to what to do and what would cause this?

I had the same situation, I realized it only happened when I had my earphones plugged in.
The following post seemed most relevant in my case, and I felt it may be of some help here:
Post by Morgulator @ Direct Link to Post (MacRumors Forums)
Speaker Jack
This problem is related to the microswitch located at the very bottom inside the speaker jack. Whenever you get this problem, make sure your speaker cable is fully inserted into the speaker jack. Even the slightest depress on the microswitch can create interference, causing itunes to start and random songs to start playing. I also recommend bringing your computer to an apple store and getting the speaker jack cleaned, since dust or other contaminants can cause this issue. They can also make sure that nothing is wrong with your microswitch. A friend of mine had to have his motherboard replaced due to a faulty microswitch. This is covered by warrantee as long as your mac isn't too old to be covered.
Microswitch is the Key Word here.
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