Moved songs to DVD for storage, want to move them back, will I lose them?

Hi everyone,
Some months ago, during a computer reformat, I deleted iTunes and moved my songs and files onto DVDs for external storage. Well I would like to move them back to my computer's harddrive, but I'm wondering since they're in Apple's protected format, will I lose these songs/files when I sync the files in iTunes? This is a primary concern. What do I do? Will it recognize these songs as songs I bought and paid for?
Also, I'm sure that iTunes has a new edition since I did this. Could/would this have an effect. Worries about losing my files in an iPod sync are what keeps me buying archaic CDs for now, lol.
Thanks in advance,
Larry

Well I would like to move them back to my computer's harddrive, but I'm wondering since they're in Apple's protected format, will I lose these songs/files when I sync the files in iTunes?
No. Choose Authorize Computer from the Store menu in iTunes before you sync the iPod.
Will it recognize these songs as songs I bought and paid for?
Yes.
Also, I'm sure that iTunes has a new edition since I did this. Could/would this have an effect.
No.
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