Abstract: A reproducing system includes a master apparatus, at least one slave apparatus, and a communication unit for performing communications via a predetermined communication network between the master apparatus and the slave apparatus. The master apparatus includes a first storage unit for storing data, an edit-control information transmission control unit for transmitting edit-control information to the slave apparatus via the communication unit and a synchronization unit for synchronizing a reproduction output of the master apparatus with a reproduction output of the slave apparatus in reproduction sequence. The slave apparatus includes a second storage unit.

Abstract: A contents processing system and method is disclosed by which contents copyright protected can be recorded suitably so as to be owned by a number of apparatus. A number of AV apparatus having a digital broadcast reception function and a contents recording function cooperate with each other on a network such that they operate virtually as a single information processing apparatus. When copy-once contents copyright protected are to be reserved for recording, a required quantity of the contents is designated on a GUI. Consequently, the same contents are recorded by the multiple number of apparatus such that they are owned by the apparatus. Any of the multiple number of contents owned in the network can be moved to another apparatus in accordance with setting on the GUI.