I got a new laptop because my desktop accidentally got dropped and cannot be repaired.

Will I lose all of my purchased music, movies, etc. when I download iTunes to my new computer?

I would think any back up would be on the broken PC
well, i was thinking more along the lines of a backup to external media - an external HD or a DVD. no good to have all eggs in the same basket
Did I read correctly though that if I just download iTunes and then plug in one of my devices i can transfer it all?
yes, if the content is on an iPod you should be able to get it to iTunes on the new machine. check out this post by Zevoneer.

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