Information recording apparatus, information recording method, and information recording medium in which information recording program is computer-readably recorded

An information recording apparatus comprising:

• a first detecting device for detecting whether a recording signal to be inputted from the outside is a recording signal conformable to DVD audio standards only for playback;
• a second detecting device for detecting whether the recording signal includes inhibition information indicating that the recording signal is inhibited from being copied;
• and
• an inhibiting device for, when it is detected that the recording signal conforms to the DVD audio standards and it is detected that the recording signal includes the inhibition information, inhibiting the recording signal from being recorded in another recording medium.

An information recording method comprising:

• a first detecting process of detecting whether a recording signal to be inputted from the outside is a recording signal conformable to DVD video standards only for playback;
• a second detecting process of detecting whether the recording signal includes an inhibition flag indicating that the recording signal is inhibited from being recorded as an analog signal;
• and
• an inhibiting process of, when it is detected that the recording signal conforms to the DVD video standards and it is detected that the recording signal includes the inhibition flag, inhibiting the recording signal from being recorded in another recording medium.

An information recording method comprising:

• a first detecting process of detecting whether a recording signal to be inputted from the outside is a recording signal conformable to DVD audio standards only for playback;
• a second detecting process of detecting whether the recording signal includes inhibition information indicating that the recording signal is inhibited from being copied;
• and
• an inhibiting process of, when it is detected that the recording signal conforms to the DVD audio standards and it is detected that the recording signal includes the inhibition information, inhibiting the recording signal from being recorded in another recording medium.

An information recording medium in which a recording control program is recorded so as to be readable through a computer which is included in an information recording apparatus for recording a recording signal to be inputted from the outside in another recording medium, the recording control program being characterized by allowing the computer to function as:

• a first detecting device for detecting whether the recording signal is a recording signal conformable to DVD video standards only for playback;
• a second detecting device for detecting whether the recording signal includes an inhibition flag indicating that the recording signal is inhibited from being recorded as an analog signal;
• and
• an inhibiting device for, when it is detected that the recording signal conforms to the DVD video standards and it is detected that the recording signal includes the inhibition flag, inhibiting the recording signal from being recorded in the recording medium.

An information recording medium in which a recording control program is recorded so as to be readable through a computer which is included in an information recording apparatus for recording a recording signal to be inputted from the outside in another recording medium, the recording control program being characterized by allowing the computer to function as:

• a first detecting device for detecting whether the recording signal is a recording signal conformable to DVD audio standards only for playback;
• a second detecting device for detecting whether the recording signal includes inhibition information indicating that the recording signal is inhibited from being copied;
• and
• an inhibiting device for, when it is detected that the recording signal conforms to the DVD audio standards and it is detected that the recording signal includes the inhibition information, inhibiting the recording signal from being recorded in the recording medium.