Viewing restriction method and apparatus

A viewing restriction method of recording/reproducing multiple contents onto/from an optical recording medium, the method comprising:

• setting viewing restriction information on predetermined contents, storing the viewing restriction information in a preliminary region of a certain stream of the contents, and recording the contents in the optical recording medium;
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• selecting desired contents from the multiple contents except the predetermined contents in which the viewing restriction information is set, and reproducing the selected contents from the optical recording medium.

A viewing restriction method of selecting desired contents and recording/reproducing the contents into/from an optical recording medium, the method comprising:

• setting a section of the contents, viewing of which is desired to be restricted, setting a password to reproduce the viewing-restricted section, and storing the password in a preliminary region of a certain stream of the contents when recording the whole contents in the optical recording medium;
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• reproducing the viewing-restricted section from the optical recording medium if a newly input password is identical to the password stored in the preliminary region.

A viewing restriction method of selecting desired contents and recording/reproducing the contents into/from an optical recording medium, the method comprising:

• setting a section of the contents, viewing of which is desired to be restricted, and storing information on the section to be viewing-restricted in a preliminary region of a certain stream of the contents when recording the contents in the optical recording medium;
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• reproducing the contents except the viewing-restricted section from the optical recording medium.

A viewing restriction method of recording/reproducing contents and information about the contents into/form an optical recording medium in a recording/reproducing apparatus, the method comprising:

• recording the contents and the information including a viewing restriction information corresponding to a portion of the contents into the optical recording medium;
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• reproducing the contents except for the portion of the contents from the optical recording medium in response to determining when input data is not identical to the viewing restriction information reproduced from the optical recording medium.

A viewing restriction method of reproducing contents and information about the contents from an optical recording medium, the method comprising:

• reproducing a viewing restriction information contained in the information;
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• reproducing the contents except for a portion of the contents from the optical recording medium when input data from an external source is not identical to the viewing restriction information on the portion of the contents.

A viewing restriction apparatus recording/reproducing contents and information about the contents into/form an optical recording medium in a recording/reproducing apparatus, the method comprising:

• a recorder recording the contents and the information having a view restriction information corresponding to a portion of the contents into the optical recording medium;
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• a player reading the information from the optical recording medium and reproducing the contents except for the portion of the contents from the optical recording medium when a newly input password input from an external source is not identical to the view restriction information.

A viewing restriction apparatus reproducing contents and information about the contents from an optical recording medium in an optical reproducing apparatus, the method comprising:

• a reproducing unit reproducing the information from the optical recording medium, which contains the contents and the information having a viewing restriction information and a password corresponding to a portion of the contents;
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• a controller determining whether the information includes the viewing restriction information, receiving input data from an external source, and controlling the reproducing unit to reproduce the contents except for the portion of the contents when the input data is not identical to the stored password reproduced from the optical recording medium.