A method of recording contents on a storage medium using a drive of a recording apparatus in response to a write command input from a domain management system of a host that causes the contents to be used only within a predetermined domain, the method comprising: extracting, from the write command, domain management information regarding the predetermined domain, the contents and copy control information specifying an extent of copying the contents within the predetermined domain; determining whether the contents can be copied based on the extracted copy control information; if the contents can be copied according to the determination, determining whether the contents are bound to the predetermined domain based on the extracted copy control information; when the contents are not bound to the predetermined domain: not generating a domain-bound flag; not recording the extracted domain management information on the storage medium; and recording the contents on the storage medium; when the contents are bound to the predetermined domain: generating and recording a domain-bound flag; recording the extracted domain management information on the storage medium; and recording the contents on the storage medium without performing an additional encrypting process, wherein the contents are received in an encrypted format from the domain management system. extracting, from the write command, domain management information regarding the predetermined domain, the contents and copy control information specifying an extent of copying the contents within the predetermined domain; determining whether the contents can be copied based on the extracted copy control information; if the contents can be copied according to the determination, determining whether the contents are bound to the predetermined domain based on the extracted copy control information; when the contents are not bound to the predetermined domain: not generating a domain-bound flag; not recording the extracted domain management information on the storage medium; and recording the contents on the storage medium; when the contents are bound to the predetermined domain: generating and recording a domain-bound flag; recording the extracted domain management information on the storage medium; and recording the contents on the storage medium without performing an additional encrypting process, wherein the contents are received in an encrypted format from the domain management system. when the contents are not bound to the predetermined domain: not generating a domain-bound flag; not recording the extracted domain management information on the storage medium; and recording the contents on the storage medium; not generating a domain-bound flag; not recording the extracted domain management information on the storage medium; and recording the contents on the storage medium; when the contents are bound to the predetermined domain: generating and recording a domain-bound flag; recording the extracted domain management information on the storage medium; and recording the contents on the storage medium without performing an additional encrypting process, wherein the contents are received in an encrypted format from the domain management system. generating and recording a domain-bound flag; recording the extracted domain management information on the storage medium; and recording the contents on the storage medium without performing an additional encrypting process, wherein the contents are received in an encrypted format from the domain management system. <EOS>