Genius unknown error occurred (4010)

Every time I try and use the genius feature on itunes 8 the following error is displayed.
'Genius results can't be updated right now. An unknown error occurred (4010). Please try again later'
Having read loads of other posts with this same issue the majority of people suggest that it's down to server overload. I've now tried this at all times of the day and night and I keep getting the same error message!
Any ideas?

I have the same problem. Never had a problem with Genius before, and now it just started happening. Any info would be great.
I checked if my Library.xml file was valid (using Validator), and it says it was. So I can't even use the "fixes" that were mentioned on the boards.

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