Optical disk device

An optical disk device comprising:

• a reproduction means for reproducing contents recorded on an optical disk set in a main body;
• an administrator identification data acquiring means which acquires administrator identification data for identifying an administrator added to the contents for each of the contents recorded on the optical disk;
• a storage means which stores the administrator identification data and passwords by associating these with each other;
• and
• a password acquiring means which acquires passwords associated with the administrator identification data added to the contents to be reproduced by the reproduction means, wherein the reproduction means has an administrator specifying reproduction function which acquires administrator identification data for each of the contents recorded on the optical disk set in the main body by the administrator identification data acquiring means,
• wherein the reproduction means accepts an input of the administrator identification data and the password when starting reproducing the optical disk, and
• wherein the reproduction means reproduces the contents added with the inputted administrator identification data in order by skipping the contents that are not added with the inputted administrator identification data, and
• the optical disk device further includes:
• a reproduction prohibiting means which prohibits the reproduction means from reproducing the contents when the password associated with the administrator identification data added to the contents to be reproduced is not inputted;
• and
• a recording means which records the administrator identification data for identifying an administrator of contents on an optical disk when recording the contents on the optical disk.