Since Apple acquired Lala, you'll probably see a lot of similarity between how the two worked. In the case of Lala, any music you purchased through the store wa

Since Apple acquired Lala, you'll probably see a lot of similarity between how the two worked. In the case of Lala, any music you purchased through the store was instantly available online, and was paired with the choice to download a physical copy. Any music you had that wasn't in the Lala system already, you'd have to upload. So, it worked for pirated music as well as legally purchased content.