DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECORDING, REPRODUCING AND PROCESSING DATA

摘要

A recording medium stores a retail content and a superdistribution content that is encrypted according to a block cryptosystem. A superdistribution header is attached to the superdistribution content and encrypted according to a public key cryptosystem. The superdistribution header contains a decryption key used to decrypt the block cryptosystem. The public key cryptosystem is characterized by using a device connected to a communication network for decryption. The decryption is performed when the recording medium is loaded into the device with a fee being charged via the communication network.