Error when using Home Sharing in iTunes 9

I'm constantly getting the following error when trying to add songs using the new Home Sharing in iTunes 9.
"There was a problem dowloading [song name]. The length received from the server did not match the expected length."
Any ideas on why this is happening and how to get it to work?

Hello cacalenni,
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. I understand that you wish to learn how to import songs using Home Sharing in the new iTunes. The following resource should assist you in doing so:
iTunes 12 for Mac: Use Home Sharing to import items from another iTunes library
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH19614
Cheers,
Matt M.

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