Our family originally shared an iTunes account... how can we separate it?

When iTunes first came out, I was the first one to get an iPod, so the iTunes account was under my email address, but my dad's name, credit card information, etc. The entire rest of my family used the account as well, on different computers. Right now, I would like to use my own iTunes account, and have them set up their own, so that everything is less confusing and mixed up. For example, my sister sometimes downloads songs and they randomly appear in my iTunes library, other people use my iTunes giftcards, and when I want to buy a song it charges to my father's credit card instead of mine. Even more confusing is that my mom's computer was deauthorized when my sister got her new laptop for college, even though she still has songs in her library.
We each have our own respective music in our own libraries, but it's still the same account. First, is it possible to consolidate everything, just so we know which songs we have purchased in totality? Second, is it possible to have the songs that my other family members have purchased go into their new accounts? I think you might be able to do it by burning CDs, but this would take forever...
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, and if my query wasn't completely clear questions as well. I would really like to figure this out before I go to college too!

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