Authorizing purchased music

I purchased all my music from itunes but am unable to play them on my computer let alone download them on my new ipod. When I bought my music I was signed up with aol at the time. I no longer have an account with aol so therefore I was not authorize to listen to my purchased music. I did attempt to try and create another account with apple to authorize my one computer that i use to listen to my music. That didn't work either. How can i listen to my purchased music.

I also used to have AOL. Now cannot play previously purchased songs. I try the enter your aol screenname and password 3 times and it takes me to a box to click for creat a new apple account and it says it will transfer my songs to this new account. I click on it and it takes me to a "confirm identity page" where it asks me to enter my credit card info.
Question 1" Confirm identiy of who? My old aol account or the new apple id I will be creating. It is asking me to enter my credit card info so I enter it and then it takes me to a second screen where it asks to enter an apple id and all the relevant info (security quesiton etcc.)
Quesiton 2 I enter the info and it takes me to the 3rd screen to fill in my credit card info (Same I entered at the first screen where it asks to confirm identity) and I enter and it comes up that my apple id and password is incorrect. WHY?? If I am creating a new apple id why does it say this. I enter the apple id I have now and of course it tells me this apple id is already in use.
It is absurd all the messages on this topic. The ABUSE between this apprent deal between AOL and Itunes is abusive because you get this runaround and no one seems to get an answer that solves the problem! We paid for this music it is ours and we should be able to play it! I heard people are going to e-mail the Today show and Good morning America to report this problem and another friend is considering starting a petition and a class action suit! Everyone should e-mail Today show and GMA to report this runaround everyone seems to get! I would just like a solution so I am giving ITunes a chance and asking for a solution (one that acutually works!) which I would greatly appreciate. Thank you.

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