Transfer apparatus and method, recording control system and method, recording apparatus and method

摘要

A transfer apparatus for transferring data is disclosed which achieves balancing in profit and loss between a proprietor of copyright and a user. The transfer apparatus includes an instruction section for providing an instruction of a transfer rate, a transfer control section for variably using one of transfer control methods for data in response to the transfer rate of the instruction provided by the instruction section, and a billing control section for changing the transfer control method by the transfer control means in response to billing processing performed by a user of the transfer apparatus.