The present invention relates to a method of recording and reproducing sample data to/from a recording medium and a sample data containing recording medium. According to the present invention, contents are recorded on a recording medium with additional sample data which is a part of the contents. And, when the contents of the recording medium are requested to be reproduced, the sample data or all the contents are reproduced based on whether a reproduction approval key is received or not. Owing to the present invention, a user can confirm easily, without purchasing a corresponding reproduction approval key, whether a recording medium such as a DVD-ROM and a DVD-RAM has contents he or she wants.

 
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