Content data holding system, storage medium, content data holding server, and data management method

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having therein a data management program to be executable by one or more computer processors of a first server, wherein

• the first server is configured to communicate with at least one second server different from the first server, and comprises a content storage medium configured to store content data of content usable in different types of games up to a first upper number of content data, and a management information storage medium configured to store valid period information of a right to use an extended function concerning the content data, wherein
• the at least one second server is configured to:
• receive and store content data sent by a first information processing device;
• transmit content data requested by the first information processing device to the first information processing device;
• and
• perform at least one of transmitting content data to the first server or receiving content data from the first server, wherein
• the data management program causes the one or more computer processors to execute:
• determining whether the right is valid based on the valid period information stored in the management information storage medium;
• and
• based on the right being determined to not be valid, performing at least one of transmitting content data to the at least one second server or receiving content data from the at least one second server in a restricted manner as compared with a case in which the right is determined to be valid.

A content data holding server capable of communicating with at least one further server different from the content data holding server, the content data holding server comprising:

• a content storage medium configured to store content data of content usable in different types of games up to a first upper number of content data;
• a management information storage medium configured to store valid period information of a right to use an extended function concerning the content data;
• and
• a processor configured to run a management program of the content data, wherein
• the at least one further server is configured to:
• receive and store content data sent by a first information processing device for depositing;
• transmit content data requested by the first information processing device to the first information processing device;
• and
• perform at least one of transmitting content data to the content data holding server or receiving content data from the content data holding server, wherein the management program causes the processor to execute:
• determining whether the right is valid based on the valid period information;
• and
• based on the right being determined to not be valid, performing at least one of transmitting content data to the at least one further server or receiving content data from the at least one further server in a restricted manner as compared with a case in which the right is determined to be valid.

A data management method performed in a first server that is capable of communicating with at least one second server different from the first server, wherein

• the first server comprises:
• a content storage medium configured to store content data of content usable in different types of games up to a first upper number of content data;
• and
• a management information storage medium configured to store valid period information of a right to use an extended function concerning the content data, the at least one second server is configured to:
• receive and store content data sent by a first information processing device;
• and
• perform at least one of transmitting content data to the first server or receiving content data from the first server, and
• the method comprises:
• by the first server, determining whether the right is valid based on the valid period information;
• and
• by the first server, based on the right being determined to not be valid, performing at least one of transmitting content data to the at least one second server or receiving content data from the at least one second server in a restricted manner as compared with a case in which the right is determined to be valid.