Suddenly I'm not authorized for purchased content & apps

Hi,
Please forgive me if this issue has been raised over and over again or if I come across bone-headed in general.
I recently migrated from my old Ti-Book to a new 15" Macbook Pro with Retina Display. I've had various little glitches with the new unit that I'm slowly working out. The most annoying issue is that iTunes has started telling me that several purcahses (including music and one app, Things) are no longer authorized on my computer.
I've de-authorized and reauthorized my computer a few times, repaired permissions, etc. to no avail. I should mention that my iTunes library is kept on a local server made by Synology.
Like many folks, I share my iTunes library and accounts with my family. What have I done wrong here?'
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Doug

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