Syncing music to other computer.

My laptop crashed to my dismay. I have some music on my mother's computer that I'd like to put on my iPod, but if I sync those songs, it wipes my previous songs. How do I add the music on my iPod to my mother's computer so that I may add it to iTunes and sync it all over again?

You need to use your backup copy of your computer to move the music.
The music sync is one way - computer to ipod. The exception is itunes purchases.
If for some reason you have failed to maintain a backup copy of your computer ( not good), then you can transfer itunes purchases from your ipod:
Without syncing: File>Transfer Purchases

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