Lost iTunes sync'd account!!!

I had an iTunes sync'd account (with my iPhone4) on a computer that (because of events out of my control) now no longer exists. How do I retrieve what I didn't keep on my iPhone? There are items on my iPhone4 that I now want to sync to a new computer but I don't know how to transport these files to the new computer? I'm afraid at this point if I choose to sync with new computer that (as it states) will erase what I have on my phone with what is stored on new computer (which is nothing)! Somebody please help me solve this issue of mine! Pleeeeeeeeeez!

Sync is only oneway, from PC to your device.  Unless you have the music on your PC, iTunes is going to wipe out what you have on your device if you are syncing to a new library.
You can only transfer Purchased music over to Itunes on your PC.
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
As for you own music, you may have to use a third party software.  A good Free one is called Sharepod which you can download from Download.com here:
http://download.cnet.com/SharePod/3000-2141_4-10794489.html?tag=mncol;2

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