How do I determine the Apple ID associated with an old ipod I haven't used in a while.

Question

I haven't used my old 3G iPod Nano in a couple of years and want to recover the music from it.  I don't remember what Apple ID is associated with it; how can I figure this out so I can recover it's music (hard drive I stored it on died a while back).

Answer 1

Your iPod is not directly associated with an Apple ID.  If you used automatic syncing to load the iPod (instead of the manual "drag and drop" method), your iPod is associated with an iTunes library.  The computer (where that iTunes library resides) is then associated with an Apple ID, through the Authorize This Computer command in iTunes.
However, for your question, it really does not matter.  iTunes syncing is generally one way, from iTunes library to iPod.  You cannot use iTunes to transfer song files from iPod to computer (except for songs purchased from the iTunes Store).  However, there are third-party methods and utilities that can transfer from iPod to computer.  If you do an Internet search on something like "ipod transfer," you should get some links.  (The CNET article seems to be popular.)
Once the song files are on the computer's drive, you can add them to your current iTunes library.  At that point, if any of the songs were older purchases from the iTunes Store (when the songs were 128 kpbs AAC files) that used DRM (copy protection), you may need that old Apple ID and password to play and sync those songs.