Recording and reproducing apparatus having copy-protection function and method thereof

摘要

A method for protecting disc copy of the present invention includes the steps of detecting an identifier of a disc to be reproduced and determining if a disc copy is permitted or not using copy protection disc information and the identifier. A recording and reproducing apparatus having a disc copy-protection function of the present invention includes a reproducing drive for reading data from a disc, a recording drive for writing data on other disc, storage means for storing a copy-protection disc information for judging whether a disc copy is permitted or not, and control means for controlling a disc copy from the disc in the reproducing drive to the other disc in the recording drive.