Authorized 2 accounts on one computer, now can't use iTunes

My dad and I both have Macs and iTunes accounts, but I wanted him to be able to play some of my TV shows, so I thought I would authorize his laptop with my iTunes account. I know lots of people have two or more iTunes accounts on one computer, so I didn't think it would be a problem. As soon as I did it, though, iTunes kept demanding (as in, every 2 seconds) that I log in again, even though I was using the right password. It would let me log in, then ask for the log in info again. Finally I gave up and logged out, but now my dad, back on his own iTunes account, is having the same problem. What's going on? How can we fix this? At the moment he can't get anything done on the iTunes store and it's very frustrating. Thanks in advance.
africanstardust

Hi Guys,
You can have up to 5 devices authorized on an iTunes account.
Open iTunes.app on your machine then go up to the menu bar, Store>Authorize Computer.
A great little little backward downloading program is Senuti http://www.fadingred.org/senuti/ (iTunes backward) It is good for transfering stuff back to your iTunes music folder without a sync.
Good Luck,
John
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