Patent ID: 7934266

Claim:
A content reproduction apparatus comprising: a storage section used for storing a source-ID list showing a source ID of every content allowed to be reproduced, a recorder ID number, and method identification information each used for identifying a method of controlling reproduction of each content, said source ID includes said recorder ID number, that is generated as an ID unique to each content-processing apparatus having a ripping section for ripping out a content from a recording medium; a reproduction control method determination section for determining a method of controlling reproduction of a content on the basis of said method identification information; a first reproducibility determination section, which is used for producing a result of determination as to whether or not the content to be reproduced is reproducible by determining whether or not a source ID added to said content is a source ID included in said source-ID list in a case that said reproduction control method determination section determines that said method to control reproduction of the content is a first reproduction control method; a second reproducibility determination section, which is used for producing a result of determination as to whether or not the content to be reproduced is reproducible on the basis of usage rule information described in a license issued to said content in a case that said reproduction control method determination section determines that said method to control reproduction of the content is a second reproduction control method; and a reproduction execution section for reproducing the content with its source ID determined by said determination result produced by said first reproducibility determination section or said second reproducibility determination section to be the reproducible content.