IPod Touch and a New Laptop...among other problems

Hi there - I've got kind of a mess on my hands, and I'm hoping someone is willing to help me sort it out.
I've got an iPod touch that I received as a gift from my parents Christmas 2009 (Model MC008LL) and it is working beautifully - no issues there - and I want to sync it to my new laptop (which runs Windows) and transfer my music here as well. The only article I could find (this one) a) doesn't apply to the iPod Touch and b) would require me to sync it to the old computer, which presents a new challenge entirely, as the old computer's motherboard fried about six months ago and we lost everything.
In addition, I'd like to know if there's a way that I can keep the music that's on my iPod as mine when I leave for college, which is in roughly a month. Everything was bought under my parent's account and the iPod itself is registered under my parent's account, and I'm afraid that if I try to sync it with a new computer and my new iTunes account, Apple won't let me keep my music. I don't want my music to be tethered to my parent's computers and accounts, you know?
To sum up, I'd like to import my music from my iPod Touch to my new laptop but:
the only articles I could find on the Apple website didn't apply to the iPod touch and if they did, I couldn't follow them anyways
iPod Touch is not synced to any computer as old computer is unsalvageable/paperweight status...iPod Touch still runs old version of software (4.2.1)
iPod Touch and all music within is registered under parent's iTunes account, which may present problem?
Is there anybody who has any idea of where I can start? It'll be much appreciated!

You'll likely need the help of some 3rd party software to assist you with copying the contents of your iPod Touch back to your new iTunes library. See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering several possibilities.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
As for the iTunes account dilemma... Since the music was purchased under your parents account, you'll need to authorize your new computer/iTunes library to play and sync this content with your parents account credentials. From there, you can start to use your own account, but make sure to authorize your iTunes library for that account as well. You can do this by choosing Store -> Authorize This Computer.
You cannot transfer purchases from one iTunes account to another, so as long as you have or want to listen to the music you purchased with your parent's account, you'll need to have your iTunes library authorized to do so. Sorry.
B-rock

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