Prepaid card type data recording medium, recording apparatus thereof

A data recording medium, a recording apparatus thereof, and an apparatus for providing contents having a function of securing personal anonymity similar to a prepaid card. The prepaid card type data recording medium includes a control information area on which is recorded coupon ID information for identifying the data recording medium and representing the authority for recording contents. In addition, marginal capacity information for indicating the maximum downloadable capacity of contents may further be recorded on the control information area. The apparatus for providing contents includes an authentication unit for authenticating personal identification information, and a contents upload unit for uploading predetermined contents to the data recording medium when the authentication is successful in the authentication unit. In addition, the apparatus for providing contents further includes an information DB unit which stores marginal capacity information indicating the marginal capacity of contents to be downloaded to the data recording medium according to the coupon ID information. The authentication unit determines whether to upload the predetermined contents by referring to the information DB. Blueray disc, the next generation DVD, can be used in a mobile phone or PDA as a prepaid card type data recording medium.