To reduce a frequency of recording communication management information
for communication disconnection countermeasure. A digital content
distribution system includes a license server (101) that issues a
license, and a user terminal (103) that controls use of content based on
the issued license. The license server (101) judges, according to the
license to be issued, whether or not the communication management
information for the communication disconnection countermeasure needs to
be recorded, and notifies the user terminal of a result of the judgment.
This enables the user terminal (103) to reduce the frequency of recording
the communication management information.