Content-receiving device

A content output method in a content receiver apparatus, wherein:

• meta-information which is attribute information of the contents is acquired;
• output license information describing output requirements of the contents is acquired;
• the meta-information has output times information showing times which can output the contents to the recording medium;
• the output license information has usage time limit information indicating a usage time limit of the contents in an output destination;
• and
• output of the contents is executed, based on times shown by the output times information, and the usage time limit information is acquired from the output license information for the contents to set the acquired usage time limit information in a management information storing area in the recording medium, wherein playback license information describing a playback condition of the contents is acquired;
• the playback license information has playback time limit information indicating a time limit during which a playback of the contents is allowed by the content receiver apparatus;
• the output license information further has body watching/listening time period matching information indicating whether the usage time limit, indicated by the usage time limit information, of the contents in the output destination is made match with the time limit, indicated by the playback time limit information, during which the playback of the contents is allowed by the content receiver apparatus;
• and
• the following (a) or (b) is executed, in the case of executing output of the contents, based on times shown by the output times information:
• (a) in the case of indicating that the body watching/listening time period matching information matches, acquiring the playback time limit information from the playback license information for the contents to set the acquired playback time limit information in the management information storing area in the designated recording medium, and
• (b) in the case of not indicating that the body watching/listening time period matching information matches, acquiring the usage time limit information from the output license information for the contents to set the acquired usage time limit information in the management information storing area in the recording medium.

A server comprising a license transmission unit configured to transmit output license information describing output requirements of contents to a content receiver apparatus, the server configured such that:

• the output license information has usage time limit information indicating a usage time limit of the contents in an output destination;
• the contents are acquired from meta-information having output times information showing available output times of the contents to a recording medium, and are output to the recording medium, based on times shown in the output times information;
• and
• the usage time limit information is used for setting in a management information storing area in the recording medium, in the case of outputting the contents to the recording medium, wherein
• playback license information describing a playback condition of the contents is transmitted to the content receiver apparatus;
• the playback license information has playback time limit information indicating a time limit during which a playback of the contents is allowed by the content receiver apparatus;
• the output license information further has body watching/listening time period match in information indicating whether the usage time limit, indicated by the usage time limit information, of the contents in the output destination is made match with the time limit, indicated by the playback time limit information, during which the playback of the contents is allowed by the content receiver apparatus;
• and
• the following (a) or (b) is executed, in the case of executing output of the contents, based on times shown by the output times information:
• (a) in the case of indicating that the body watching/listening time period matching information matches, acquiring the playback time limit information from the playback license information for the contents to set the acquired playback time limit information in the management information storing area in the designated recording medium, and
• (b) in the case of not indicating that the body watching/listening time period matching information matches, acquiring the usage time limit information from the output license information for the contents to set the acquired usage time limit information in the management information storing area in the recording medium.