INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent contents from being illegally utilized.

SOLUTION: Contents recorded on a CD 81 are captured by a ripping module 91 of a client 1 and saved in a storage part 28. In the client 1, a contents ID (CID) for identifying contents and a unique ID (Uniq ID) intrinsic for the client 1 (ripping module 91) are generated and the IDs are added to the contents captured by the ripping module 91. Besides, in the client 1, a right to use in which use conditions of contents or the like is described is generated and saved. In the right to use is described information representing that the reproduction of contents is permitted only in a device (client) having the same ID as the unique ID added to the contents. This invention can be applied to an information processor such as a personal computer.

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