"Protected AAC" songs "not authorized" on Apple TV

will play in iTunes. Songs purchased from iTunes, but not showing as "protected", play just fine.
I've tried deauthorizing, and resetting the factory settings on the Apple TV, but no resolution yet.

Is there anything useful here or here?
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I'm in the process of converting my songs from the protected AAC format to the purchased AAC format. A song I purchased a while back is in the protected AAC format and doesn't show up in the iTunes Plus section of the store. I've already looked at the get info on the song, and my account is in the purchased section. Why isn't this song available? Is there a way to fix this?
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Have yo ever authorized this new computer to play your purchased music?
Read carefully [this article|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/7.6/en/15281.htm l] from Apple!
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