Question re: Deauthorizing

Hi -
I have a question regarding the impact of deauthorizing Macs on a previous iTunes account.
My son is on his own now and has his own iTunes account, but when he was younger and lived at home, he used my iTunes account to make purchases from the iTunes Store. I recently noticed that I have the maximum number of authorized computers (5), and I know that at least 3 of those are Macs that I got rid of long ago.
I am considering the option of deauthorizing all my Macs, then reauthorizing only the ones I use to make purchases from iTunes, but I'm concerned about the impact that might have on my son's ability to listen to some of his purchased music. Once I deauthorize the Macs (which include his current MacBook) he will be unable to hear those purchased songs. And I'm concerned that he may have problems reauthorizing his MacBook because he now has his own account, with a different user name and password from mine.
Does anyone have any information or ideas that would help me resolve this? Thanks in advance for everyone's help.
Shelly

He should have no problem reauthorizing his computer to your iTunes Store account as long as he has your account ID and password, or (perhaps a better option) you have him bring over his MacBook and you do the authorization for him.
A tip for the future: be sure you remember to and that you log out of the iTunes Store account and deauthorize any Mac you plan to get rid of before disposing of it. It'll save you a lot of headache as well as reducing the possibility that someone could use your account.
Regards.

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