IPod after hard drive crash

My hard drive AND my backup drive crashed. I sent my G4 into Apple for a new drive which came back, of course, virgin. However, if I synch my iPod to the new iTunes-which has nothing in it-- I will strip everything on the iPod. Is there a way to get what is on my iPod into iTunes without losing the entire content?
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Thanks. Barb Shovers

There are many third-party programs designed to help you get songs from the iPod to your computer for situations such as these. Check out the downloads section of ilounge.com. Good luck!

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