Erase & Sync fails to copy my iTunes store purchases.

I built a new system on my new MacBook Pro, and copied my iTunes music to it. When I connected my iPod, I used Erase & Sync. Fortunately, my music collection comes from my CDs. I own one tune from the iTunes store, and iTunes refuses to sync it, saying I can't play it on my new computer. How can I get my new computer to sync this song?

Authorization is determined on a per-OS basis; a combination of hardware components is used by iTunes to determine whether the computer it is running on is authorized to play music. If you have multiple OSes installed on one computer or change its hardware configuration, that computer may use up multiple authorizations; likewise, installing a fresh OS may cause iTunes to think the computer isn't authorized.
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