The present invention is provided with: a distributing server for multiplexing copy control information and recording information, the copy control information indicating a number of times for restricting copying after recording, to be indicated after recording in a recording information apparatus is completed and when outputting the recording information and the copy control information; a transmitting unit for distributing the multiplexed recording information and copy control information to a recorder at an output speed higher than the reproducing speed of the recording information from the optical disk; a set top box for obtaining the distributed recording information and copy control information; and the recorder for recording the obtained recording information and copy control information into the optical disk, without modifying the copy control information.