Patent ID: 8010806

Claim:
An information processing apparatus comprising: a hardware computer data processor including a content usage control information analyzer configured to read content usage control information recorded on an information recording medium and to perform content usage processing according to the content usage control information, wherein the content usage control information analyzer determines whether the usage of content corresponding to the content usage control information is allowed based on (1) a value of a flag included in the content usage control information, the flag being set to a first value when it is necessary to connect to a network to obtain information to decrypt the content, and (2) device information indicating whether the information processing apparatus is an extended device having an extended function of being able to connect to a network or a basic device without the extended function, wherein the content usage control information includes basic control information and extended control information, and the content usage control information analyzer determines based on the value of the flag included in the basic control information whether the usage of content corresponding to the content usage control information is allowed.