Keeping music from another persons itunes library

I got a 30G video ipod for christmas, and I used my sisters itunes to put some of her music on it while I was home from school. Now i'm back at school on my computer and itunes is telling me if i want to link my ipod to MY itunes library, it will replace everything on my ipod with what is currently in MY library. I can't put my sisters music into my itunes and i can't put the music in my itunes onto my ipod. How can I keep all of my sisters music on my ipod, put her music into my itunes, and be able to link my ipod to MY itunes library instead of hers? Somebody help a brother out.

See if this helps you get started with some of your questions...
Using iPod With Multiple Computers
Also, technically it is not legal to have your sisters music
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I'm replacing my iPod nano with a new model. (The new one is generation 6; the old one is several years old but I can't find the exact model.)
I kept my iPod on manual sync and I was able to play music that my family members and girlfriend added to it from their accounts. iTunes wouldn't let me play those songs directly on my computer, but it would let me play them from the old iPod.
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Are the songs that you want to add to the new iPod in your iTunes library? If not, you need to get them there first as you cannot copy content from one iPod directly to another.
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how do i transfer muusic from ipod to itunes library

You've posted to the iTunes Match forum which your question is not related to. However, these User Tips will help you:
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive
For the future, keep in mind that an iPod is not a backup/storage device. It is designed to be strictly a playback device. It is up to you to backup your personal data, including music, to a local, external HDD.

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Len

If you have back up your music, you can restore from the backup.
To restore information from a backup, use one of the following methods after connecting your iOS device to the computer with which you normally sync:
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S.

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If I just go out and buy a brand new ipod, will I be able to plug in to my computer, and then transfer all the music that is currently in my itunes library?
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