How do I transfer my ipod music to my computer library

I am new to itunes and ipods.  I have never really been a fan but I want to be.  I purchased an i pod from a friend which had some music on it and also put some music on it from my computer.  No problem with that. I then deleted my library on my computer and only have the songs on my ipod.  I would now like to transfer those songs back to my library.  If i press the sync button in itunes it says it will erase all files on my ipod and put my new library songs on it.  Is there any way to transfer my ipod music to the library? 

iTunes only allows you to transfer music purchased from iTunes because of copyright laws. You would need to search the internet for a 3rd party app that allows you to transfer the non-purchased music or get them from the original source, i.e. CD, other music site, etc.

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