A specific contents information is distributed from an information supply station 20 to a terminal apparatus 30 via a communication network 60. Further, a terminal apparatus 30-1 owned by the owner of such a recorded medium recorded with a contents information secondarily distributes the contents information...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US20010025269?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20010025269 - Charged rent distribution system for contents information and method thereof