Rented Movie won't sync. "cant read or write to disk"

I rented a movie, tried to movie it to my touch, and about 1/3 of the way thru, it says it cannot copy to the iPod, the disk could not be read from or written to" What. The. Heck. Why would it do that? anyone?

Hi!
Does you iPod Touch has the new free update (1.1.3). When you connect your iPod to the computer just click "Check for Update".

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What sort of iPod do you have? Rental Movies will only play on the iPod Classic (not the 5th Generation iPod), the iPod Touch, the iPod Nano with video and the iPhone:
Identifying different iPod models
iTunes Store Movie Rental FAQ
iTunes Store movie rental usage
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In the USA you can move rental movies. This is from Apples FAQ on rentals:
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Obviously the film Kees checking where it as you can't watch it in two places at the same time. I can understand that but I knw it's not anywhere else.
The only thing I can think of is if when time machine backs it up it thinks it's being watched!
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Find the email receipt for your purchase.
Click Report a Problem under the app that is having the issue.
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Click Report a Problem next to the item you are having an issue with.
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Click Submit to have your issue reviewed.
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