INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION RECORDER, SERVER DEVICE FOR MANAGING CHARGE FOR DISTRIBUTION, INTERMEDIATION DEVICE, AND REPRODUCTION DEVICE

摘要

An information recording medium (1) comprises a content recordable area (34) in which a content at least partially distributed from a server device (3) to a client device (2) through a network (20) can be recorded by the client device, a control information recordable area (33) in which control information used for reproducing the content from the content recordable area can be recorded by the client device, and a characteristic information recorded area (32) in which characteristic information which is characteristic to the information recording medium and which includes distribution designation information for instructing the server device to distribute acquisition information used for acquiring the control information is recorded in advance. This enables to properly perform charging while preventing unfair recording behaviors.