HDCP error using Airplay on ATV2

I can play YouTube content from inside ATV but when I try to Airplay it from my iPhone I get the HDCP error. This doesn't make sense. My TV's a two year old Sony Bravia but it must support HDCP for Youtube to play from inside ATV musn't it?

I am using a new Apple TV, JVC A/V Receiver and a Samsung 1080p LCD TV. All are connected with HDMI cables (I have tried my expensive HDMI cables as well as the $19 Apple HDMI cable).
This is what I have been able to work out:
I can start the system up to allow the Apple TV to play HDCP content. To do this, I:
-Turn off the Apple TV
-Turn on the TV
-Wait until the TV is on and displaying
-Turn on the JVC Receiver and put it on the correct source (Apple TV source)
-Wait until the JVC Receiver is completely up (about 4 seconds)
-Turn the Apple TV back on
After this, HDCP content works.
When I turn off the Receiver, HDCP content stops playing, and will not play again.
I can remedy that by repeating the above, OR
-Turn off Receiver
-Unplug Apple TV HDMI from Receiver
-Turn on Receiver
-Wait until Receiver is completely up
-Plug Apple TV HDMI in to the back
After this, the HDCP content works again.
From what I have read, there is a handshake between ATV and the device it is connected to. I imagine what I am doing is ultimately forcing the handshake to happen in a way the Apple TV needs.
All in all, I'm a little ****** that I have to go through this every time I power down my home theater system. My other option is to wire the Apple TV directly to the TV, and use the optical audio out to the receiver. Not really wanting to do that, though...
Any help in this area from Apple or otherwise would be greatly appreciated.

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SUCCESS ....... for now ......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i have now got my atv2 unit to power back on - and we can play the rented SD movie which is playing now to a happy family....
No HDCP error message appeared this time.
This what we did to fix our issues....
1) Pressed the HDMI cable more firmly into the HDMI port into TV - this allowed the ATV2 to actually show/reappear onto the tv panel.
2) Plugged both power leads for TV and ATV DIRECTLY into wall. (Previously, we had both AC leads plugged into a 4x multi power board and had this plugged into the wall.
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