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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2007
Yoji Kawamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuji Ishiguro, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichi Ezura, Kanagawa, JP;
Motohiko Nagano, Tokyo, JP;
Yoji Kawamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuji Ishiguro, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichi Ezura, Kanagawa, JP;
Motohiko Nagano, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an information managing apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program in which unauthorized use of content can be prevented. A ripping moduleof a clientretrieves the content recorded on a CD. In the client, a content ID for identifying the content and a unique ID unique to the clientare generated, and these IDs are added to the content retrieved by the ripping module. A usage right containing the usage conditions of the content, etc., is generated and saved. The usage right includes information indicating that an apparatus (client) having the same ID to the unique ID added to the content is only allowed to play back the content. The present invention is applicable to an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer.