Songs imported, but won't play when CD is removed.

Hello.
I have a DVD with my old music on it that I want to download into my new computer.
It's got 4Gb of music.
I have added the files three different times. Once, I used File-->Import, then I used File-->Add Folder to Library, then I manually moved them from the DVD to the iTunes folder on my hard drive.
The songs appear on my iPod, and in iTunes. BUT, when I remove the DVD from the computer, iTunes tells me that the songs cannot be played because the source cannot be found.
Also, there is a small exclamatinn point to the left of the song titles. I don't know what that means.
Can anyone help with this problem?
I appreciate it.

I have added the files three different times. Once, I used File-->Import, then I used File-->Add Folder to Library, then I manually moved them from the DVD to the iTunes folder on my hard drive.
iTunes is still looking for the files on the DVD.
When you dragged them into the iTunes folder, this does nothing.
iTunes does not know they are there. It is still looking for the songs on the DVD.
iTunes prefs -> Advanced - Importing. Tick Copy files to music folder when adding to library.
Insert the DVD.
Drag the songs from the DVD onto the iTunes library icon in iTunes.

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