Abstract: The copy control information deciding apparatus includes: a thumbnail obtaining unit 9 which obtains plural pieces of individual control information which are respective pieces of copy control information of plural scaled-down images which are displayed in a menu simultaneously; a copy control information deciding unit 11 which decides a piece of representative control information which is a piece of the copy control information of a menu display image in which the plural scaled-down images are display as a menu; and an output unit 14 which outputs the piece of representative control information decided by the copy control information deciding unit 11, in relation to the menu display image.