Sharing itunes music with another computer

I have another Mac OS 10.2.8 that I use at school. I am unable to use music from my home computer (10.2.8 also) on that computer. I keep getting the message to download version 7 of itunes. However it will not download on 10.2.8. I am supposed to be able to use this music on 2 computers. I know there is a way to still download music on itunes because I do it on my home computer. How is that done? I've forgotten.

Any music that you downloaded from iTunes can only be played by your user account that you log in with in iTunes. I don't understand what you mean by use music from home on that coomputer, but if you mean play stuff that you downloaded from iTunes you have to be logged in as the same person with all permissions to be able to play it.

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