ITunes Purchased Songs are Protected files don't play on iPod

I purchased a whole album from iTunes store - they play on iTunes and download to the iPod however the iPod just skips over the song and won't play them. I have done everything advised by iPod support (re-load/update software, RRR, deauthorise, authorise PC, burn to CD disk and re-load) Nothing has worked.
These song files are MPEG-4 Audio file (Protected) therefore even when burnt to CD they remain in this format.
Can anyone help with how to get my iPod nano to play them OR get iTunes to un-protect them.
Thanks

Did you just change your signature? If not, do I feel dumb!
Okay, now I understand. Odd. I have five different computers authorized to play the few songs I've bought from the iTunes store. And those tunes are currently playable on both my iPod and my wife's. So you should be able to do it too - I think.
I can think of two possibilities. First, Apple just recently delivered a new iTunes version and an iPod update. You've installed both? Second, I recently went back and looked at the iTunes terms of service because at the last user group meeting we had a little disagreement over them. One sentence seemed more vague than I remembered it. What I recall is that up to 5 computers can be authorized - but what I just read was 5 devices. I wonder if in a recent update Apple is suddenly counting computers and iPods toward the 5 device limit. Could that be affecting you? (I'm an update behind right now and I haven't bought any music from the iTunes store in about a year.

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