A recording medium on which digital copy management data is recorded; a recording apparatus and a reproducing apparatus in which reproduction or recording operations are controlled based on digital copy management data;

摘要

In accordance with the present invention, copy management data for managing permission or non-permission (i.e., prohibition) of copying to a recording medium is recorded and a time limit condition, a region restriction condition, a condition for limiting the copy mode, And is managed based on the copy management data. When the data is copied to another recording medium, the copy management data is recorded together with the main data, thereby restricting the reproduction operation of the main data.