A digital information recording apparatus to record digital information to protect
copyright of digital information that includes at least first digital information
and first copy control information. The digital information recording apparatus
records the digital information based upon the first copy control information,
which denotes one of: a copy inhibition prohibiting copying of said first digital
information; a limited copy permission authorizing a predetermined number of times
of copying of said first digital information; and an unlimited copy permission
authorizing unlimited copying of said first digital information.
