Patent ID: 8009530

Claim:
A reproducing apparatus comprising: a readout section configured to read from a recording medium identification information about said recording medium which is removable and which stores an AV stream and first control information for controlling reproduction of said AV stream; a recording control section configured to acquire second control information constituting an update of said first control information from an information providing apparatus connected via a network, the acquisition being made in accordance with said identification information read out by said readout section, said recording control section further recording said second control information to a storage section; and a reproduction control section configured to control reproduction of said AV stream based on said second control information recorded to said storage section by said recording control section, wherein said recording control section records to a directory of said storage section said second control information and said AV stream of which the reproduction is controlled in accordance with said second control information, said directory being furnished with a name including said identification information.