To make use application procedure and the management of many user personal data unnecessary by deciding whether or not received multimedia information can be used, according to charge imposition information and money information.

An information provider P provides information so that information characteristic data PID are included. The information is passed through a charge imposition part without fail when used on a user terminal such as a personal computer, and the charge imposition part has a reception part for money information PPC. When a request to use information is made, a usable/ unusable decision part CHECK checks whether or not the information can be used on the basis of at least a part of the PID and PPC and informs the user terminal of the decision result. For example, the CHECK checks whether or not the use charge shown in the PID is less than the money information of the PPC. If the decision result of the CHECK shows OK, the information can be utilized on the user terminal.