Help recovering music after harddrive crash

I've purchased and downloaded 15 albums from the Itunes Store. Unfortunately, my laptop had a defect and decided to crash on me, so now I've got a new harddrive, with none of my purchased music on it.
How can I redownload those 15 albums that I've purchased from Itunes?

I think that analogy is flawed, to be honest.
When I buy a CD from the store, it is tangible. I remove the plastic covering, I open the case, and take the CD out. That's not the case here, where the album is purchased online, electronically, and stored on my harddrive (until I make a backup, that is, which I obviously didn't do). So it's not like some factory is producing a replacement compact disc and jewel case, and mailing it to me if I lose my first one. It's just bits of code in Apple's central database. I wouldn't think royalties would have to be paid out, if it could be proven that the same person who made the original purchase was just downloading the music again. That's why I 'guess I was always under the impression..'. The wrong impression, obviously. There's my 2 cents.
So anyways, I'm pretty peachy keen that I got away with it this time, and have learned from my mistake (make backups!!). Thanks again.

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And welcome to Apple Discussions!
There are several ways you can pull the music off your iPod and onto iTunes. The first link below provides step-by-step instructions for the direct method if you have a PC as well as a few third party applications (for both the Mac and PC) if you choose to go that route instead. You can also do a simple Google search for "copy music from iPod to computer" and you should receive a number of sites that can help you out.
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[5 Ways to Copy Music OFF your iPod and onto iTunes|http://www.metaphoriclabs.com/articles/5-ways-to-copy-music-off-your-ipo d-windows-mac-os-x>
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[Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide|http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipo d-to-computer]
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[How to copy songs your iPod to your PC|http://lifehacker.com/software/ipod/how-to-copy-songs-from-your-ipod-to-your -pc-105256.php]
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