CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT DEVICE, READING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND METHOD

摘要

A present invention is related to a management apparatus for a content distribution system, a browsing apparatus, a program and a method for further facilitating a distribution of content. A management apparatus (10) comprises a function of managing a content ID indicating encrypted content information, a content ID indicating a user and a group of a distributor ID indicating a distribution agent or a distribution user of the content information and a function of transmitting key information when receiving a transmission request including key price information equivalent to key price or key price paid information and each ID. Therefore, since a distribution route is specified only by the distributor ID different from conventional distribution information, the distribution system can be simplified.