I got my daughter an ipod for Christmas from a friend (she's 8) and they had put a bunch of music on it that she liked, so we kept it, and I set up an itunes account for her, and set the restrictions, but have lost all of her music

So the music they had put on is all that's gone. I had synced everything, and even backed it up, but didn't know that I would have to save it to my computer separately. I actually thought it was on it, before now.
Is there any way to get her music back, without having to repurchase what someone else gave her?

Okay, but this is nothing new. Purchased content has ALWAYS been permanently tied to the AppleID account used to buy it. It has never been transferable between accounts, or playable on computers not authorized for that account.
It has nothing to do with how you sync or save your OWN music. You cannot authorize your computer for music bought with an AppleID that you do not control.

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Hello kyleaho0048,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
If you are trying to set up a new Apple ID, please follow the instructions in the following article:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2731
Since this is for your young son, I also recommend taking a look a the the built-in parental controls in iTunes:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1904
Take care,
Alex H.

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