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by jjcon 1656 days ago
Apple Music is DRM yes (it can be de-DRMed though fairly easily), purchased music from iTunes is DRM free.
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I guess it's not just me: It is confusing. I thought there were two ways to get music from Apple but apparently there are at least 3.

One of which gives you re-downloadable DRM-free files.

There's only two ways. Apple Music (streaming) and iTunes Store.

iTunes Match lets you "upload" your library to Apple. It matches your library against Apple's catalog. If they have the song, you get a copy of their version of the song. If it doesn't have a match, they retain your uploaded file.

I have a lot of random local music that isn't on iTunes, and which you can't easily find anymore. For years, I was paranoid about losing my ripped copies of the files, but iTunes Match has preserved them for me, in the cloud, for years now.

Thanks :)