ITunes is telling me my computer isn't authorized anymore.

iTunes is telling me my computer isn't authorized to play purchased songs anymore. I tried to go in and re-authorize my computer, but I just get the following error:
+We could not complete your iTunes request. An unknown error occurred (-42408)+
I checked and my software is up to date. Any idea whats going on?

Sorry, I don't have a response. I just wanted to say that I have the exact same problem. It started about a week ago and a number of songs that I've purchased have been deleted from my ipod when I sync.
It's very frustrating.

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