Copy songs from iPod to new MacBook pro

My old iBook, which my iPod was linked to, was recently stolen. I have a new MacBook pro and I would like to move my iTunes library from my iPod (which I still have) to the new machine but there are some problems with this as I can't do it the regular way (i.e. connecting my iPod to the old computer and going to preferences and effectively turning my iPod into a hard drive etc.)
Is there any way to move my music to my new computer?

You can't sync your music back from an iPod to iTunes, the transfer of music is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the files from your iPod, this is just a selection. Have a look at the web pages and documentation for these, they are generally quite straightforward. I use Senuti but check them out and see which one you prefer.
Senuti Mac Only
iPodRip Mac Only
PodWorks Mac Only
iPod.iTunes Mac Only
iPod Access Mac and Windows Versions
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
PodUtil Mac and Windows Versions
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions

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