Content transmission and reception method, and content reproducing terminal

A receiving and reproducing terminal comprising:

• communication means for receiving content data of a content transmitted from a transmitting terminal in a state that a network is established between the transmitting terminal and the receiving and reproducing terminal;
• reproducing means for reproducing the content based on the content data;
• and
• control means for determining in response to a command to reproduce the content whether a predetermined reproducing permission condition is satisfied, and limiting or inhibiting the reproduction of the content by the reproducing means based on the determination result.

A method of receiving and reproducing a content, comprising steps of:

• establishing a network with a transmitting terminal and receiving content data of a content transmitted from the transmitting terminal;
• determining whether a predetermined reproducing permission condition is satisfied;
• and
• controlling the reproduction of the content by limiting or inhibiting the reproduction of the content data based on the determination result obtained in the determining step.

A recording medium having stored a computer readable program for causing a computer to perform steps of:

• establishing a network with a transmitting terminal and receiving content data of a content transmitted from the transmitting terminal;
• determining whether a predetermined reproducing permission condition is satisfied;
• and
• controlling the reproduction of the content by limiting or inhibiting the reproduction of the content data based on the determination result obtained in the determining step.

A receiving and reproducing terminal comprising:

• a communication unit receiving content data of a content transmitted from a transmitting terminal in a state that a network is established between the transmitting terminal and the receiving and reproducing terminal;
• a reproducing unit reproducing the content based on the content data;
• and
• a control unit determining in response to a command to reproduce the content whether a predetermined reproducing permission condition is satisfied, and limiting or inhibiting the reproduction of the content by the reproducing unit based on the determination result.