Was not copied to the iPod because it cannot be played on this iPod

why do i buy videos on iTunes, try to copy the video to my iPod and then get this message? you'd think that if i bought if from the iTunes store, i should be able to play it on my iPod.
is there anything i can do besides complain to the iTunes store?
thanks in advance.

I get this same error message, and the songs/videos im trying to transfer were originally on my ipod already. bascally i had a problem with my ipod, and knew that i had to back up the files, so i used a program (which will not be named here) to copy my songs and videos from my ipod to my hard drive, as i've done before and have never had a problem putting them back onto my ipod.
the only difference now is that i have a new version of itunes (the latest) and the latest version of the ipod software, and now more than half my songs, and all of my videos that were originally on my ipod (i cant stress that enough) are not being recognized, even by itunes. and i get the exact same error message.
i am sooo lost without my songs!! HELP!!!

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