Itunes store account changed

Some years  ago I had my itunes store account under a mindspring.com email account name.  When I purchased a new iMac, I also had changed emails so my itunes store account was established under that gmail account name.  All the songs I purchased under mindspring account continue to show as  kind "protected AAC audio file" and "Protected MPEG-4 video" for music videos.  I am able to play songs purchased with either account on my iMac, but these songs do not play as part of my "Home Sharing" file.  When I try to play on my husband's iMac we get "This device is not authorized...if you want...enter password for the mindspring account."
How can I get the songs into my gmail account library so I can share with the other devices?

Thank you for your reply.  Using your suggestion I was able to authorize the computer but I still needed to find a way to remove restrictions on the music (DRM?)
Anyway, after a lot of frustration, signed out of my iTunes account then back in with the mindspring account>itune store>itunes+  where I can pay per song to have it removed.
You probably could have told me this but I wasn't able to communicate what I really needed to do. It's difficult to address a question you haven't been asked!

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