Patent ID: 6941283

Claim:
An information recording apparatus, comprising: a contents inputting unit configured to input contents information license information of the contents information from a first medium, the license information indicating that the contents information is (1) officially copied contents information if the contents information is copied under a right for selling the contents information, (2) privately copied contents information if the contents information is copied without a right for selling the contents information, and (3) original contents information if use of the contents information is not restricted; a determining unit configured to determine, based on the input license information, whether the input contents information is the officially copied contents information, the privately copied contents information, or original contents information; an updating unit configured to change the input license information to new license information indicating that the contents information is the privately copied contents information when the determining unit determines that the input contents information is the officially copied contents information; and a recording unit configured to record the input contents information and the new license information or input license information to a second medium.