Trouble with syncing my iphone with my itunes

I have the iphone 5 and when I started using it I used my brothers apple id because I wasn't sure what I was doing. Since then, I have figured out how to make my own accounts and I made my own apple id. I have tried to erase all of his accounts and apple id on my iphone and it says that it is deleted, but when I plug my iphone into my computer to sync it with itunes it is still listed as my brothers iphone as "Nick's iphone" how do I change that to my own? Also it is saying that the account is already synced with another itunes account and that you can only sync it with one account, but I tried to delete his apple id and I signed in to mine and it didn't change anything. I'm afraid if I choose to erase the other sync that it will erase my brother's music from his own iphone. Would that happen or can I select that option so that I can sync it to my own? Or, if not, how can I fix it?

Hello, katieokane1. 
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
This sounds like a possible permission issue with the iTunes Media Folder.  Follow the steps in the article below to make sure the permissions are set to read and write.  You can also navigate to ~/music/iTunes/iTunes Media and get info on to make sure permissions are set to read and write.
Troubleshooting permissions issues in Mac OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2963
iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1277
Cheers,
Jason H.

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