Sorting out my new macbook, one ipod, music on two computers?

I would like to keep my old G4 as my designated music/itunes machine but have my music also on my new macbook (for work, using in keynote, etc.). I assume I can just move my music to my new machine and every few months do it again when I have a lot of new music. Do I have drm issues with this approach?
The ipod will only be connected to the old machine, if I did not make that clear.
Is this best accomplished by just moving the whole Itunes folder? Thanks for your advice.

Copy the whole iTunes folder. This brings with it the iTunes Music folder and also the iTunes Library database file which holds all the information about your songs (Playlists, Ratings, Play Counts, Last Played, Date Added, etc). You'll get more information including the Folder/File structure in this article: What are the iTunes library files?
When you copy the iTunes folder make sure you put it into the same location on the other computer. This has to be the exact same place, on a Mac this would be in Username/Music/. Everything has to be exactly the same on the new computer including the Mac user account name. When you open iTunes on the new computer it will be the same as on the original one Songs, Playlists, Play Counts, Ratings etc. You should also use the same version of iTunes on both computers. Don't forget that you'll need to authorise your other computer to play your purchases: About iTunes Music Store Authorisation and Deauthorisation

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