HDCP, HDMI, and Airplay

I am considering purchasing an Apple TV, but I'm not sure if my TV supports HDCP over its HDMI connection. Assuming that it doesn't support it, how will my Apple TV experience be changed? My main concerns are as follows:
1. Will I be able to play purchased or rented HD tv shows or rented HD movies? What about SD tv shows and movies?
2. Will I be able to stream HD TV/movies, SD TV/movies, and digital copies from bluray purchases over home sharing?
3. Will I be able to do iPad 2 AirPlay mirroring? Will video apps like Netflix and ABC player work?
4. Will I be able to AirPlay movies from my iPad/iPhone to the apple tv?
Thanks for all the help.

From what I have found, Apple TV cannont send ANY video to a non HCDP device. I've tried it using the Blackmagic card and it will not accept any video input, even videos I captured myself. According to the Blackmagic site, it is a hardware issue and has nothing to do with the video content. Here is what their faq said:
"HDCP content protection is hardware based encryption, and so it can be present on a device even if you are using content that you have the rights to capture."

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