Itunes says my computer is not authorized to play songs on the nano.

I connected my Nano( 2nd gen) synched it with my itunes and transferred some songs a few days ago.
Today, I wanted to add some songs I missed but now Itunes is saying my computer isn't authorized to play songs on it. When I try to authorize it (the window pops up for my itunes store password) I get an error from the itunes store. Specifically it says unknown error (-42408).
What does it mean and how do I make it stop?

Hello Sesquipedelianne,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
Have you upgraded to the latest version of iTunes? This error message was common for people who were just upgrading to version 9, but it was resolved as of 9.1.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3258
Otherwise, if that is not the case, you might find a few more possible solutions in this older thread.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2321090&tstart=0
Hope this helps.
B-rock

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