RECORDING MEDIUM REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

A recording medium reproduction apparatus and method wherein an input of a password can be performed in once when input of the password is required for reproduction of both of a directory and a play list. A plurality of directories such as DVR, DVR1, and DVRn are formed on a disc. In one directory DVR, a flag DVR_protect_flag is contained to control the enabled/disabled state of reproduction of information belonging to the directory. The .rpls of PLAYLIST which is one of the information of the directory DVR also contains playback_control_flag controlling the enabled/disabled state of its reproduction. When DVR_protect_flag is 1, the reproduction is enabled only if a correct password is input. When both of DVR_protect_flag and playback_control_flag are 1 and a correct password has been input for DVR_protect_flag, the input of password for playback_control_flag can be omitted.