Copy iTunes Music from one User to Another, Same iMac

I'm running OS X 10.7, iTunes 10, and I want to copy  (not share, _copy_) my iTunes music library from one user to another on the same iMac.
Please don't give me a solutioon that works on your OS X 10.5 or 10.6 software as 10.7 seems to be quite different and those answers do not work.

Choose Go to Folder from the Finder's Go menu, provide /Users/Shared/ as the path, drag it to that folder, log in from the other account, and copy it from there. Alternatively, log in from the other account, open the first account's home folder, drag it to the desired location, and authenticate when prompted.
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