Information reproduction apparatus and information reproduction

An information reproduction method of reproducing an item of program information from among a plurality of items of program information recorded on a recording medium, the plurality of items of program information including program information to which reproduction restriction information is added, comprising:

• a process of determining whether continuous reproduction of a plurality of program information recorded on the recording medium is specified;
• a process of determining whether reproduction of one item of program information among the plurality of items of program information recorded on the recording medium is specified;
• a process of determining based on the reproduction restriction information whether the item of program information is prohibited to be reproduced;
• a process of causing the continuous reproduction to be started and causing the item of program information determined as being prohibited to be reproduced to be skipped and the continuous reproduction to be continued if the continuous reproduction is specified;
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• a process of causing reproduction of the item of program information to be stopped if reproduction of the one item of program information is specified and the item of program information is determined as being prohibited to be reproduced.