An editing apparatus generates a capsular work with usage conditions for
each of plural usages and usage secret information. A ticket server
apparatus issues a ticket containing a ticket key in the case of allowing
a user to practice the usage requested by the user. A distribution center
apparatus distributes the capsular work in accordance with the user's
request. An audiovisual apparatus acquires the capsular work from the
distribution center apparatus and requests the ticket necessary to make
use of the capsular work from the ticket server apparatus, and then
decrypts the encrypted work data contained in the capsular work and
reproduces the work data only in the case where the audiovisual apparatus
has acquired the ticket.