There are provided an information recording medium, and an information processing apparatus and method by which content usage in compliance with copyright protection is made possible in information processing devices such as a CD player and a PC. In the information recording medium, a first data storage area on which a copying prevention process is performed, and a second data storage area in which is stored an encrypted content file containing encrypted content, and encrypted key data such that key data for use in a decryption process is encrypted and which can be decrypted only in a device having a license are set. It becomes possible to play back the recorded content of a first data recording field in a playback device such as a CD player, and even in an information processing device, such as a PC, it is possible to decrypt and play back encrypted content of a second data recording field under the condition of obtaining a license.