Giving ipod shuffle as a gift??

I'm giving an ipod shuffle as a gift and I wanted to put some music on it for my friend. I was going to copy some songs that I have downloaded from my own personal CD's. Will this work or will it cause a problem when he installs itunes on his computer??

First, it is a very nice gift, but you can't give away those songs unless you own the copyright, it is a theft, and please don't steal music.
Second, when they sync the Shuffle to their computer it will erase all those songs anyway.
Why not give them an iTunes card instead?

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My girlfriend just gave me a brand new iPod
Shuffle.
I connected it to the computer, with the latest
version of iTunes installed and, besides the
yellow
light turning on, then blinking twice, well,
nothing
else happens. Need help. Does the iPod have to be
turned on, is there an order in how to connect it
to
the computer. Please, anyone, help me out.
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Giving ipod shuffle as a gift??

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