Viewing restriction method and apparatus

摘要

A viewing restriction method of selecting desired contents and recording/reproducing the contents onto/from an optical recording medium includes setting a password using a menu for restricting viewing of contents, storing the password in a preliminary region of a certain stream of the contents, recording the contents in the optical recording medium, and reproducing the stored contents if a newly input password is identical with the password stored in the preliminary region of the certain stream of the contents. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent minors from viewing violent or sex-related materials by setting viewing restriction information or the password in a certain region of the contents or setting a section of the contents to which a viewing restriction function is applied during recording the contents.