HT1386 itunes music library syncing problem.... HELP!

As I try to sync my iphone, my music library does not transfer from my ipod to itunes on my PC. can anyone help?

Moving music from Pod/iPad/iPhone --> CPU is not easy because of copyright issues (otherwise, you could simply put all of your friend's music on your CPU and never pay for it).
If you have paid for the music on your iPod...
1. I recommend doing a Google search for iTunes...but spell iTunes backwards.
2. Download and Install the application that is at the top of the search results.
The application's website will have further instructions on how to get music off of your iPod.
All the best!

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Sorry, I mis-stated what I wanted to ask in my first posting. It sounded confusing after I read it. I have corrected it below.
I just bought my I-pod and I wanted to put my current compilations from my music library on to Itunes. Unfortunately, when I uploaded my music library from my computer, Itunes separated all my songs from my already created compilations or playlists. My question is this:
Do I now need to go through my Itunes library and individually drag and drop the songs I want to a new playlist in order to re-create my original compilations on Itunes OR is there a way for Itunes to grab my original compliations and upload them to my Itunes library just as they appeared and functioned from my computer music library?
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As it stands now, my whole pc music library is in the itunes library, but now organized as it appears in my PC library. Does this make sense? I guess I am looking to make my itunes library appear almost identical to my PC library. I am not 100% computer savvy, so I am just trying to figure all of this ipod stuff out.
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