A cyber mall system has a contents sales apparatus for selling digital
contents, a contents purchasing apparatus, and a network for connecting
these components. When digital contents are registered into the contents
sales apparatus, digital contents personal using conditions are generated
on the basis of digital contents using conditions and are provided to a
customer. If the digital contents are again purchased after the delivery
of the digital contents fails, as long as the digital contents personal
using conditions provided at the time of purchase are valid, the digital
contents are again delivered without again collecting a digital contents
value.