Pausing iTunes Turning Off Keyboard Backlight

got a new MacBook Pro recently and just now noticing something pretty odd...
whenever I pause a song in iTunes, be it by pressing spacebar while the application is active, hitting the actual button in iTunes, or using the shortcut keys on the keyboard itself, the keyboard backlighting always cuts off. it comes back on at random intervals, and sometimes not all.
I've even tired re-installing iTunes. it's a pretty odd problem, heh...
any ideas?
thanks!

Is it doing it like this?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4COGPnUo8Y
If so, see this:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10411273
I'm guessing you too have the "iSpazz" plugin installed in your iTunes folder. If so remove it and your problem will be fixed. as far as I know, there is no way to keep the plug in in there without causing this problem. Its a pain, but the only way I found is to put the plug in in there when I want to show off the keyboard, and take it out when I'm done.
Hope this helps
Regards,
Scott

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