Reproduction apparatus and reproducing method

A reproducing apparatus for reproducing a program from a record medium on which a program that has been reproduction restricted with respect to the number of reproduction times and a program that has not been reproduction restricted with respect to the number of reproduction times have been recorded, the record medium having a management area for managing an identifier that represents whether or not a program has been reproduction restricted with respect to the number of reproduction times, the reproducing apparatus comprising:

• determining means for determining whether or not a program repeat reproducing operation has been designated;
• and
• controlling means for causing the reproducing apparatus to repeatedly reproduce a program except for a program that has been reproduction restricted with respect to the number of reproduction times when the determined result of the determining means represents that the program repeat reproducing operation has been designated.

A reproducing method for reproducing a program from a record medium on which a program that has been reproduction restricted with respect to the number of reproduction times and a program that has not been reproduction restricted with respect to the number of reproduction times have been recorded, the record medium having a management area for managing an identifier that represents whether or not a program has been reproduction restricted with respect to the number of reproduction times, the reproducing method comprising the steps of:

• determining whether or not a program to be reproduced has been reproduction restricted with respect to the number of reproduction times corresponding to the identifier managed in the management area,
• wherein the reproducing method has a mode designating function that allows at least two of a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode to be designated, when the determined result at the determining step represents that the program to be reproduced has been reproduction restricted with respect to the number of reproduction times, the first mode asking the user whether or not he or she wants to reproduce the program, the second mode forcedly prohibiting the program from being reproduced, the third mode causing the program to be unconditionally reproduced.

A reproducing method for reproducing a program from a record medium on which a program that has been reproduction restricted with respect to the number of reproduction times and a program that has not been reproduction restricted with respect to the number of reproduction times have been recorded, the record medium having a management area for managing an identifier that represents whether or not a program has been reproduction restricted with respect to the number of reproduction times, the reproducing method comprising the steps of:

• determining whether or not a program repeat reproducing operation has been designated;
• and
• causing a program except for a program that has been reproduction restricted with respect to the number of reproduction times to be repeatedly reproduced when the determined result at the determining step represents that the program repeat reproducing operation has been designated.