To solve such a problem that the copyright processing has not been properly performed in the present state where a distributor of digital contents performs right processing of works in the recent time of popularization of the Internet.

This recording system is provided with a storage medium with copyright processing information preliminarily recorded therein and a recording device for recording contents in the storage medium. The recording device obtains copyright processing information that is the information related to copyright processing recorded in the storage medium, and performs a recording processing so as to judge the contents are to be recorded or not based on the copyright processing information, whereby copyright royalty can be charged to the storage medium, and a proper copyright protection can be attained.