Patent ID: 6701436
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An information recording apparatus for copying copyrighted information recorded on a first recording medium onto a second recording medium, comprising:first detecting means for detecting first ID information identifying the copyrighted information that is recorded on the first recording medium; second detecting means for detecting a type of the second recording medium; history information storing means for storing the first ID information and second ID information identifying the type of the second recording medium so as to correlate those with each other; history information retrieving means for retrieving the history information on the basis of the first ID information detected by the first detecting means and the type of the second recording medium detected by the second detecting means; judging means for judging whether to permit or prohibit copying the copyrighted information recorded on the first recording medium onto the second recording medium in accordance with the history information retrieved by the retrieving means; and copying means for copying the copyrighted information recorded on the first recording medium onto the second recording medium in accordance with a judgment result of the judging means.