Scrambling content information in a first recording medium when downgrading the quality of content information for storage on a second recording medium

An information record method comprising:

• a down-convert process implemented in an information record reproduction apparatus for down-converting a first content information having a first reproduction quality into a second content information having a second reproduction quality which is lower quality than the first reproduction quality;
• a scramble process of generating scramble information by scrambling the first content information, on the basis of a predetermined scramble key;
• a first record process of recording the second content information and the scramble information into a first record medium;
• a second record process recording the second content information into a second record medium;
• a first delete process deleting the second content information recorded in the first record medium, when the second content information is recorded into the second record medium.

An information reproduction apparatus, said information reproduction apparatus comprising:

• a down-convert device for down-converting a first content information having a first reproduction quality into a second content information having a second reproduction quality which is lower quality than the first reproduction quality;
• a scramble device for generating scramble information by scrambling the first content information, on the basis of a predetermined scramble key;
• a first record device for recording the second content information and the scramble information into a first record medium, with desired reproduction quality;
• an information generate device for generating the first content information, on the basis of the scramble information and the scramble key, respectively;
• a first reproduction device for reproducing the generated first content information;
• a second record device for recording the second content information into a second record medium;
• a first delete device for deleting the second content information recorded in the first record medium, when the second content information is recorded into the second record medium.

An information reproduction method, the method comprising:

• down-converting via an information record reproduction apparatus a first content information having a first reproduction quality into a second content information having a second reproduction quality which is lower quality than the first reproduction quality;
• generating scramble information by scrambling the first content information, on the basis of a predetermined scramble key;
• recording the second content information and the scramble information into a first record medium, with desired reproduction quality;
• generating the first content information, on the basis of the scramble information and the scramble key, respectively;
• reproducing the generated first content information;
• recording the second content information into a second record medium;
• and
• deleting the second content information recorded in the first record medium, when the second content information is recorded into the second record medium.

A tangible computer readable recording medium containing a computer program recorded thereon executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method comprising:

• down-converting a first content information having a first reproduction quality into the second content information having a second reproduction quality which is lower quality than the first reproduction quality;
• generating scramble information by scrambling the first content information, on the basis of a predetermined scramble key;
• recording the second content information and the scramble information into the first record medium;
• recording the second content information into a second record medium;
• and
• deleting the second content information recorded in the first record medium, when the second content information is recorded into the second record medium.

A tangible computer readable recording medium containing a computer program recorded thereon executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method comprising:

• down-converting a first content information having a first reproduction quality into the second content information having a second reproduction quality which is lower quality than the first reproduction quality;
• generating scramble information by scrambling the first content information, on the basis of a predetermined scramble key;
• recording the second content information and the scramble information into a first record medium, with desired reproduction quality;
• generating the first content information, on the basis of the scramble information and the scramble key, respectively;
• reproducing the generated first content information;
• recording the second content information into a second record medium;
• and
• deleting the second content information recorded in the first record medium, when the second content information is recorded into the second record medium.