Transferring songs to my friends Ipod ( Computer un-authorized???? )

I am here with my friend, and he doesn't have many songs on his Ipod. Me, I have 205 songs, and Would like to give my friend some songs. But I plug his iPod into my computer and click 'sync' under 'devices' and it says that my computer is un- authorized and needs authorization. First of all, I don't know what its asking for, my account or his, and why do I need this anyway? Apple is trying so hard for security, but they end up causing more pain then they help stop. I mean, whats the harm in sharing music with my friends? Even if someone stole my computer, It wouldn't matter because they would just get music, big deal. My friend can't remember his apple ID, the screen name or the password, but I remember mine. But apparently it doesn't want my authorization, which is the stupidest thing ever scince its my computer, and so now I am stuck here trying everything I can to just give my friend a few songs, and Apple is too cheap to let people do that... they just want the money, and thats why Mp3 rocket is so much better then iTunes store. Anyway, does anyone know why this is happening? ( and no, don't give me crap about how mp3 rocket is doing it, because its not, I've heard it all. )

Would like to give my friend some songs
if he legally obtained the songs, it would work fine.

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