INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

摘要

An information processing apparatus includes a control unit and a memory. The control unit obtains a content playback application program, recorded on an information recording medium, corresponding to content recorded on the information recording medium, and performs a content playback operation according to the obtained content playback application program. The memory stores a region code specific to a region corresponding to the information processing apparatus. The control unit executes a region code check program that is contained in the content playback application program to determine whether or not utilization of the content is permitted based on the region code corresponding to the information processing apparatus. The control unit performs the content playback operation using the content playback application program if the information processing apparatus is confirmed as the apparatus compliant with the region where the utilization of the content is permitted.