Transfering songs from iphone into empty itunes library

I have a desktop which has my itunes library and then I have a laptop with an empty itunes library. The songs from my desktop itunes is on my iphone. Can i get the songs from my iphone into the empty library on my laptop?

Hi! Welcome to Apple Discussions Forum.
If you have purchased songs from the iTunes Music Store, then those are pretty easy to transfer to your computer. You'll just need to follow [this instructions|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305465].
All your other songs (for example, those ripped from your CD's), you'll need to use any 3rd party program to transfer them to your iTunes library!
Some can also transfer your playlists, videos, ratings, podcast...
*To use with iPod Touch/iPhone and other iPods:*
[iGadget|http://www.ipodsoft.com/site/pmwiki.php?n=igadget.Homepage] (Mac and Windows)
[iRepo|http://www.purpleghost.com/index.php?q=irepo] (Mac and Windows)
[iPod Access|http://www.findleydesigns.com/ipodaccess/index.html] (Mac and Windows)
*To use only with other iPods:*
[Media Widget|http://www.bootstrapdevelopment.com/showproduct.aspx?t=b#features] (Windows only)
[iDump|http://www.download.com/iDump/3000-2169_4-10407429.html] (Windows only)
[Senuti|http://www.fadingred.org/senuti> (Windows Only)
I would recommend you to keep your media safe, backing up library. Click
[here|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302392] to learn how to do it, using CD's or DVD's.
Hope this helps! If you still have doubts, please reply.
Best Regards
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