Can't get music to iPod

wow.... waste of 300 dollars? Ok, first off, the directions are very misleading. Obviously you don't just plug your iPod in and your comp with itunes syncs it. Because it doesn't. I try to sync my iPod and it gives me -36 error, and doesn't tell me what to do. I can't get a single song onto my ipod from my computer. I just got this stupid thing today also and am VERY frustrated. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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