Hard drive crashed and I am trying to restore my library!!!!

Hey all I have just started putting my files back together from my most recent backup, but that was almost a year ago. I have purchased quite a bit of music since then and I would like it back. I have most of it on my ipods and was wondering if I could just download it back onto this new computer? My concern is that iTunes will just sync and replace all of the existing music with what was in the playlists a year ago. Should I just delete the playlists or is there an actual procedure for doing this? I also heard that iTunes Store will give you a once in a lifetime restore of your library. Does anyone know if this is true or not? I know, I know back up your stuff, I learned a hard lesson I guess.

I have most of it on my ipods and was wondering if I could just download it back onto this new computer?
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Does anyone know if this is true or not?
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