A recording medium having a first management area for managing a first attribute and a second management area for managing a second attribute of a program recorded in recording area and a reproducing apparatus for reproducing the recording medium

摘要

A disc-shaped recording medium (21; 100) which includes a first management area (1) for managing at least the address information of the program recorded in the program area (2; 5) of the recording medium, and a second management area (4) which is separate from the first management area and in which is recorded the attribute information specifying the attributes of each program and/or the disc-shaped recording medium, and a reproducing apparatus in which, when reproducing the disc-shaped recording medium, the first management area is first reproduced, and the second management area is accessed based upon the address recorded in the first management area for reproducing and displaying the attribute information recorded in the second management area.