How can I split my itunes account?

We have had an itunes account for both of my teenage boys.  Now that one is off to college and the other is into different music we find it very complicated to have 2 different accounts.  Is there any way to keep items they purchased on this account but split it into 2 accounts?

You can create a new account (e.g. via this page), but you can't currently copy or transfer content from one account to another - so anything that was bought or downloaded via your account will remain tied to your account

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