Content management method and content management apparatus

将内容管理装置110用作复制起点，并将存储介质120用作复制目标，复制起点保留有关该内容的允许的复制计数控制信息，且当将内容从复制起点复制到复制目标时，将复制处理以前保留在复制起点的允许的复制计数控制信息根据预定规则更新，以便生成将要保留在复制起点处允许的复制计数控制信息，以及生成将要保留在复制目标的允许的复制计数控制信息，并根据保留在复制起点处允许的复制计数控制信息执行复制起点处的随后的复制处理，因此根据存储在存储介质120中的允许的复制计数控制信息，执行随后的对存储在存储介质120中的内容的复制处理。 When a content management apparatus (110) is a copy origin and a recording medium (120) is a copy destination, and when the copy origin holds content copy enabled count control information and a content is copied from the copy origin to the copy destination. the copy enabled count control information held by the copy origin prior to the copy processing is updated according to a predetermined rule. Copy processing at the copy origin after is performed according to the copy enabled count control information held by the copy origin and copy processing of the content recorded in the recording medium after is performed according to the copy enabled count control information recorded in the recording medium. Thus, it is possible to realize content management which is easily be understood by a user.