How do i copy music from my ipod classic to itunes on my macbook pro?

I have a lot of music on my ipod classic from an old computer I no longer have. How do I copy this to my itunes library on my macbook pro so that when i synch my ipod and my computer, the music already on the computer won't be wiped out and replaced with what's in my itunes library on my macbook? I was thinking of burning a cd from my ipod classic, then copying the cd to my computer itunes, then synching. Is there an easier way?

See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods available to copy music from your iPod back to your Mac.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
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