A content playback apparatus includes an SKF selecting unit that selects one segment key file from plural segment key files recorded in a DVD media at a time of playback of a content of the sequence key section, a data selecting unit that selects each content corresponding to a segment number of each key entry registered in the selected segment key file, a moving picture data decrypting unit that decrypts the selected moving picture data by a segment key corresponding to the segment number, and a decoder that plays back the decrypted moving picture data.