METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYING MEDIA CONTENS BASED ON DIGITA RIGHTS MANAGEMENT

摘要

A method for playing content included in a media file in a playback apparatus is provided. The method includes obtaining file status indication information indicating a status of the media file from the media file, determining whether a Content Authentication Code (CAC) for playback of the content is included in the media file, if the file status indication information indicates that the content included in the media file is self-encoded content, and playing the content, if the CAC is not included in the media file. The self-encoded content is content that can be played without the CAC.