ITunes will not copy songs to my iPods

This one is driving me nuts. Completely out of the blue, when I try to upload music from iTunes to my iPods (1 x new iPod Nano, 1 x iPod Mini), I get this message: "You do not have enough access privileges for this operation"
I am not a new user, and have tried everything I can think of including repairing permissions, restore iPod, replace iTunes 7.6.1 with 7.6, and even doing a complete install and archive of Leopard. But, always the same message, that I cannot use my iPods as I have been doing for several years. Interestingly, it will allow me to add podcasts and movies.
I am at my wit's end. Does anyone have any suggestions to ease my pain?
Many thanks
Andrew

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