JP2003208490A - Information forming device, information forming method, program for implementing the method, and storage medium with the program stored therein - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily manage copyright information according to a copyright owner's intention. <P>SOLUTION: An information forming device 100 comprises a fixed disk 124 for storing two or more information items and copyright information items related to the copyright of each information item; and a CPU 120 for selecting two or more information items from the information items, extracting the copyright information items corresponding to the selected information items, respectively, and forming copyright information items corresponding to the selected information items on the basis of the extracted copyright information items. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technology for managing information about copyright for data acquired on the Internet or the like, and more particularly to a technology for creating new copyright information when combining two or more data. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Due to the recent spread of the Internet, a huge number of homepages have been created, and a large amount of digital information (digital data of copyrighted works such as music and photographs) contained in the homepages can be browsed by users. It is in a state. In such a case, digital data of a copyrighted work is usually stored in a storage device of a computer that is a server. In this case, the copyright of the author and the right of public transmission work. As a method of managing such copyright, conventionally, copyright information has been managed for each digital data.

[0003]

For example, a photograph taken by a certain user may be posted as digital image data on his home page. If another person who browses such a homepage places this digital image data on the homepage of the other person, it becomes difficult to manage the copyright of the user who is the photographer. Further, two or more digital image data may be combined to create new digital image data. In this case, it is difficult to manage the copyright for the newly created digital image data by managing the copyright information corresponding to each digital image data. That is, when managing copyright information associated with each data as in the conventional case, the following problems occur.

For example, assume that new digital image data is created by synthesizing two digital image data. In this case, since the copyright for the first digital image data, the copyright for the second digital image data, and the copyright for the combined digital image data exist separately, the combined digital image It is difficult to manage the copyright of data. Further, even if the copyright holder imposes restrictions on the copying right to others, digital image data may be combined beyond the restrictions.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and is capable of easily managing copyright information in accordance with the intention of the copyright holder, an information creating apparatus, an information creating method, and an information creating method. It is to provide a program that realizes the method.

[0006]

An information creating apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of information items and corresponding to each information item,
Storage means for storing a copyright information item concerning the copyright of each information item, selection means for selecting two or more information items from a plurality of information items, and two or more selected information items And a creation means for creating copyright information items corresponding to two or more selected information items based on the extracted copyright information items. And means.

According to the first invention, two or more information items are selected from a plurality of information items stored in the storage means, and copyright information items respectively corresponding to the selected two or more information items are selected. To be extracted. New copyright information items corresponding to the selected two or more information items are created based on the extracted copyright information items. For example, when two new information items (digital image data) are combined to create new digital image data, a copyright information item corresponding to the new digital image data is created. At this time, new copyright information is created based on the copyright information item of the first digital image data and the copyright information item of the second digital image data. As a result, it is possible to provide an information creating apparatus that can easily manage copyright information collectively even when synthesizing digital image data.

In addition to the configuration of the first invention, the information creating apparatus according to the second invention is connected to the extracting means and includes two or more information items selected based on the extracted copyright information items. A judgment means for judging whether or not the combination is possible, and a processing means connected to the selection means and the judgment means, and if the judgment means judges that the combination is possible, a processing means for combining two or more selected information items. Including further.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, whether or not the information items can be combined is determined based on the content of the extracted copyright information item (for example, the period for which the copyright of the copyright is licensed, the licensee, the number of licenses, etc.). To be done. This makes it possible to provide an information creation device capable of managing copyright information according to the intention of the copyright holder.

In addition to the configuration of the second aspect of the invention, the information creating apparatus according to the third aspect of the invention determines whether or not the composition is possible by determining whether or not a predetermined condition regarding time is satisfied. Including means.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, whether or not the information items can be combined is determined based on one of the contents of the extracted copyright information items, that is, the duplication right permission period of the copyrighted work. As a result, it is possible to provide an information creating apparatus capable of managing copyright information according to the intention of the copyright holder.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the second aspect of the invention, the determining means determines whether or not the combination is possible based on the condition regarding the type of the device that outputs the combined information item. And means for doing so.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, whether or not the information items can be combined is determined based on the licensee (device that outputs the combined information items), which is one of the contents of the extracted copyright information items. To be judged. As a result, it is possible to provide an information creating apparatus capable of managing copyright information according to the intention of the copyright holder.

In addition to the configuration of the second aspect of the invention, the information creating apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the invention has means for determining whether or not the composition is possible, based on a predetermined condition regarding the authentication information. Including.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, whether or not the information items can be combined is determined based on the authentication information (password for combining two or more information items) which is one of the contents of the extracted copyright information items. To be judged. As a result, it is possible to provide an information creating apparatus capable of managing copyright information according to the intention of the copyright holder.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, in addition to the structure of the second aspect of the invention, the processing means has means for associating two or more selected information items with a predetermined template. Including.

According to the sixth aspect, a new information item can be created by associating two or more selected information items with a predetermined template.

In addition to the configuration of the second aspect of the invention, the information generating apparatus according to the seventh aspect of the invention further includes output means connected to the processing means for outputting the combined information item.

According to the seventh aspect, the combined information item can be output. In this case, the information creating device is, for example, a mobile phone, and can output an information item in which two or more information items are combined while easily managing the copyright information item in the mobile phone.

An information creating method according to an eighth aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of information items and a preparation step of preparing in advance a copyright information item concerning the copyright of each information item, corresponding to each information item. A selection step of selecting two or more information items from the information items, an extraction step of extracting a copyright information item corresponding to each of the selected two or more information items, and based on the extracted copyright information items And creating a copyright information item corresponding to the selected two or more information items.

According to the eighth invention, two or more information items are selected from the plurality of information items prepared in the preparation step, and the copyright information items respectively corresponding to the selected two or more information items. Is extracted. New copyright information items corresponding to the selected two or more information items are created based on the extracted copyright information items. For example, 2
In the case where two information items (digital image data) are combined to create new digital image data, a copyright information item corresponding to the new digital image data is created. At this time, new copyright information is created based on the copyright information item of the first digital image data and the copyright information item of the second digital image data. As a result, even when combining digital image data, etc.,
It is possible to provide an information creating method capable of collectively managing copyright information.

A program according to the ninth aspect of the invention is a program for realizing an information creating method using a computer. This program causes a computer to prepare in advance a plurality of information items and a copyright information item corresponding to each information item and a copyright information item relating to the copyright of each information item, and two or more of the plurality of information items. A selection procedure for selecting information items, an extraction procedure for extracting copyright information items corresponding to each of the selected two or more information items, and two or more selected information items based on the extracted copyright information items. And a creation procedure for creating a copyright information item corresponding to the information item.

According to the ninth invention, two or more information items are selected from the plurality of information items prepared in the preparation procedure, and the copyright information items respectively corresponding to the selected two or more information items. Is extracted. New copyright information items corresponding to the selected two or more information items are created based on the extracted copyright information items. For example, when two new information items (digital image data) are combined to create new digital image data, a copyright information item corresponding to the new digital image data is created.
At this time, new copyright information is created based on the copyright information item of the first digital image data and the copyright information item of the second digital image data. as a result,
Even when synthesizing digital image data or the like, it is possible to provide a program that uses a computer to realize an information creating method that can manage copyright information collectively and easily.

[0024]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

An information creating apparatus for creating copyright information according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below. In the following description, it is assumed that the information creating device is realized by a computer system. In this case, the information (animation data and copyright information) created by this information creation device is output by the information creation device itself or by the mobile phone that has received this information from the information creation device. The present invention is not limited to such computer systems. An information generating apparatus according to the present invention is a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assista).
It may be a mobile terminal such as nt). In this case, the animation data created by this information creation device is
It is output by the information creation device itself.

FIG. 1 shows a control block of a computer system which is an example of the information creating apparatus 100. With reference to FIG. 1, this computer system includes an FD (Flexible
Disk) drive device 106 and CD-ROM (Compact D
isc-read only memory) computer 102 having a drive device 108, monitor 104, and keyboard 110
And a mouse 112. Further, the computer 102 is provided with the FD drive device 106 and the CD-R described above.
In addition to the OM drive device 108, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 120, a memory 122, a fixed disk 124, and a mobile phone network communication unit 1 which are interconnected by a bus.
26 and. An FD 116 is attached to the FD drive device 106. The CD-ROM drive 108 includes a CD-RO.
M118 is attached. In addition, this information creation device 100
Is connected to the Internet, and is capable of receiving data that is a target of a combining process from another device and transmitting the combined animation data to a mobile phone via the Internet.

The processing in this information creating apparatus 100 is as follows.
It is realized by computer hardware and software executed by CPU 120. Generally, such software is stored in a recording medium such as the FD 116 and the CD-ROM 118 for distribution, and is distributed to the FD drive device 106.
Alternatively, it is read from the recording medium by the CD-ROM driving device 108 or the like and temporarily stored in the fixed disk 124.
Further, it is read from the fixed disk 124 to the memory 122 and executed by the CPU 120. The hardware itself of the computer shown in FIG. 1 is general. Therefore, the most essential part of the present invention is FD116,
It is software recorded on a recording medium such as the CD-ROM 118 and the fixed disk 124.

Since the operation of the computer shown in FIG. 1 is well known, its detailed description will not be repeated here.

With reference to FIG. 2, the device identification database stored in the fixed disk 124 of the information creating device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the device identification database is the information creating device 100.
Information for identifying the. The device identification database stores display terminal information, information of the combining processing unit, and authentication information at the time of combining. As the display terminal information, the output destination of the combined data created by the information creating apparatus 100 is stored. As information of the synthesizing unit, information for identifying this information creating device is URL (Uniform Reso
urce Locators) format. A password required when synthesizing data is stored as authentication information at the time of synthesizing.

The usage frequency database stored in the fixed disk 124 of the information creating apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The number of times the data has been used is stored in the number-of-uses database for each data used in the past in the information creating apparatus 100 for the combining process. For example, if the data ID (Identification) is "in
In the case of the data specified by “fo32018”, it is stored that the information creating apparatus 100 has used the data three times.

With reference to FIG. 4, a file format of data to be combined in the information creating apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described. The data includes copyright information and data representing images and music. Referring to FIG. 5, FIG.
The copyright information shown in is the data ID, the validity period information,
It includes valid number information, display terminal designation information, synthesization permission information, synthesizing unit designation information, synthesizing authentication information, and inheritance information. The copyright information shown in FIG. 5 is stored for each piece of data to be combined. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the data ID is “info32018”, the period during which the permission of the duplication right is valid for this data is until December 31, 2001, and the information creation device 100 It is stored that the number of times the data is licensed is 10 and that the terminal using this data is limited to the mobile phone. Furthermore, this ID is "info320
In the case of "18", it is stored that this data is permitted to be the subject of the combining process, and the combining process is permitted only in the information creating device specified by the URL, and is required as authentication information at the time of combining. The password is stored, and it is stored that the copyright information needs to be inherited.

The file format of the combined data created by the information creating apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the synthesized data is template data composed of a plurality of data including start data and end data, and predetermined data is associated with the template data. This template data automatically creates intermediate data between the first data and the second data based on a plurality of key frame data (first data, second data), and creates animation data. It is what is used to create. As shown in FIG. 6, the copyright information for the combined data created from the copyright information for the first data and the copyright information for the second data is stored. The combining process executed in the information creating apparatus according to the present embodiment is not limited to the template data including a plurality of key frames as shown in FIG. 6, and other combining methods may be used. May be.

Referring to FIG. 7, the control structure of the program executed by information creating apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described.

Step (hereinafter, step is abbreviated as S)
At 100, CPU 120 specifies the data to be combined. The number of data specified at this time is N (N ≧ 2)
And In S102, CPU 120 initializes variable I (I = 1). In S104, the CPU 120 sets the I
Read the copyright information for the second item. At this time, the copyright information shown in FIG. 4 is read.

At S106, CPU 120 determines whether or not the I-th data is within the valid period. This determination is made based on the valid period shown in FIG. 5 and the current date and time detected by CPU 120. If the I-th data is within the valid period (YES in S106), the process proceeds to S1.
Moved to 08. If not (N at S106)
O), this process ends.

At S108, CPU 120 determines whether the I-th data is within the valid count. This determination is made based on the valid count shown in FIG. 5 and the usage count database shown in FIG. 3, similarly to the determination in S106 described above. If the I-th data is within the valid count (YES in S108), the process proceeds to S110. If not (NO in S108), this process ends.

At S110, CPU 120 determines whether or not the I-th data satisfies the display terminal condition. This determination is based on the fixed disk 1 of the information creating apparatus 100.
This is performed based on the display terminal information of the device identification database (FIG. 2) stored in 24 and the display terminal designation of the copyright information (FIG. 5). If the I-th data satisfies the display terminal condition (YES in S110), the process proceeds to S
It is moved to 112. If not (N at S110)
O), this process ends.

In S112, CPU 120 determines whether or not the I-th data can be combined. This determination is made based on the information on whether or not the copyright information (FIG. 5) can be combined. If the I-th data can be combined (S
(YES in 112), and the process proceeds to S114. If not (NO in S112), this process ends.

At S114, CPU 120 determines whether or not the I-th data satisfies the combination processing unit condition. This determination is made based on the information of the composition processing unit of the device identification database (FIG. 2) and the designation of the composition processing unit of the copyright information (FIG. 5). If the I-th data satisfies the combination processing unit condition (YES in S114)
S), the process proceeds to S116. If not (NO in S114), this process ends.

At S116, CPU 120 determines whether or not the I-th data satisfies the combined authentication condition. This determination is made based on the authentication information at the time of combining the device identification database (FIG. 2) and the authentication information at the time of combining copyright information (FIG. 5). If the I-th data satisfies the synthetic authentication condition (YES in S116),
The process proceeds to S118. If not (S11
(NO in 6), the process ends.

At S118, CPU 120 adds 1 to variable I. In S120, CPU 120 causes variable I
Is larger than the number N of data to be combined. If variable I is larger than constant N (YES in S120), the process proceeds to S112. If not (NO in S120), the process returns to S104,
The next data to be combined is judged.

At S122, CPU 120 performs a combining process. At this time, the plurality of data shown in FIG. 4 are combined with the animation data shown in FIG.

At S124, CPU 120 counts the number of pieces of copyright information to be inherited. In S126, CPU
120 branches the determination based on the count number. If the count number is 0 (“0” in S126),
The process proceeds to S128. If the count number is 1 (“1” in S126), the process proceeds to S130. If the count number is 2 or more (“2 or more” in S126), the process proceeds to S132.

At S128, CPU 120 newly creates copyright information for the combined data. S13
At 0, the CPU 120 inherits the copyright information for the combined data as it is. In S132, CPU1
20 is created by the process of merging the copyright information for the combined data. At this time, in the process in S132, for example, when three pieces of data whose valid times in the copyright information are 30 times, 10 times, and 3 times are combined,
It is set to 3 times which is the intersection of them.

However, the merge processing in S132 is not limited to this, and proper copyright information may be created based on two or more pieces of copyright information.

The operation of the information creating apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment based on the above structure and flowchart will be described.

The user of the information creating apparatus 100 specifies the data to be combined (S100). The variable I is initialized (S102), and the first copyright information is read (S1
04). Based on the read first copyright information, the device identification database (FIG. 2) and the usage count database (FIG. 3) stored in the fixed disk 124, and the copyright information (FIG. 5) It is judged whether or not it is possible (S1
06-S116).

If all of these conditions are satisfied (S
YES at 106, YES at S108, YES at S110, YES at S112, YES at S114, S
If YES at 116, 1 is added to the variable I (S11).
8) until the variable I exceeds the constant N (N in S120
O), S104 to S120 are repeatedly executed.

When all the conditions are satisfied for all the data to be combined, the combining process is executed (S122). At this time, a plurality of data (FIG. 4) are combined into one animation data (FIG. 6). As for the copyright information at this time, the number of inherited copyright information is counted (S124), and when the number of counts is 2 or more (S126), the copyright information for the combined data is merged. It is created (S132).

As described above, according to the information creating apparatus of the present embodiment, based on the number and contents of copyright information stored corresponding to each of a plurality of information items,
Copyright information for the combined data can be created. As a result, even if the data is composed of a plurality of data, one piece of copyright information can be managed, so that the management of the copyright becomes easy.

The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description but by the claims, and is intended to include meanings equivalent to the claims and all modifications within the scope.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a control block diagram of a computer system that realizes an information creating apparatus according to the present embodiment.

2 is a diagram showing a device database stored in the fixed disk of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a usage frequency database stored in the fixed disk of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a file format of data.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing copyright information.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a file format of combined data.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a control structure of processing executed by the information creating apparatus according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 information creation device, 102 computer, 104
Monitor, 106 FD drive, 108 CD-ROM
Drive unit, 110 keyboard, 112 mouse, 12
0 CPU, 122 memory, 124 fixed disk.

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] February 4, 2003 (2003.2.4)

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be amended] Title of invention

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

Information creating apparatus, information creating method, program realizing the method, and recording medium recording the program

[Procedure Amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be amended] Claims

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[Claims]

Wherein said information generating method, based on the extracted copyright information item, the selection of
Judgment step to judge whether or not to combine two or more information items
If it is judged that the composition is possible in the judgment step,
A processing step of combining two or more selected information items.
The information creating method according to claim 8, further comprising:

Wherein said determination step, pre respect to time
Whether or not composition is possible depends on whether or not the specified conditions are satisfied.
Information creation according to claim 9, including the step of determining
Method.

Wherein said determination step, synthesis information
Based on the conditions regarding the type of device that outputs the item,
The method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of determining whether or not the result is successful.
Information creation method.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein determination step, about the authentication information
Judge whether or not to combine based on predetermined conditions
The information creating method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of:

Wherein said processing step, a predetermined
Corresponds to the selected two or more information items in the template
The method of creating information according to claim 9, including a step of attaching
Law.

14. The information creation method is the method of combining the information.
The method further comprising an output step of outputting the information item.
Information preparation method described in item 9.

15. The information of any one of claims 8 to 14
A program for realizing the information creation method on a computer.
Lamb.

16. The program according to claim 15 is recorded.
Recording medium.

[Procedure 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] 0022

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

An information creating method according to a ninth aspect of the invention is the eighth aspect.
In addition to the structure of the invention, it is based on the extracted copyright information item.
And determine whether or not to combine two or more selected information items.
Judgment step to perform, and it is judged that composition is possible in the judgment step
Then, processing to combine the selected two or more information items
And a step. According to the ninth invention, extracted
The content of the copyright information item
Based on the license period, licensed person, number of licenses, etc.)
Whether or not to combine the report items is determined. By this, the copyright
Copyright information can be managed according to the intention of the person
A method of creating information can be provided. Information production according to the tenth invention
In addition to the configuration of the ninth invention,
Whether or not satisfies the predetermined condition regarding time
According to the above, the step of determining whether the composition is possible is included. Tenth
According to the invention of 1 of the contents of the extracted copyright information item
Based on the period for which the copyright of the copyrighted material is licensed, etc.
Whether or not to combine the report items is determined. By this, the copyright
Information that allows copyright information to be managed according to the intentions of the person
It is possible to provide a method for creating a report. Information creation according to the eleventh invention
In addition to the ninth aspect of the invention, the method comprises the steps of:
Conditions for the type of device that outputs the combined information item
Based on the above, the step of determining whether or not the combination is possible is included. First
According to the eleventh invention, the content of the extracted copyright information item
One of the licensed persons (combined information items are output
Whether or not information items can be combined is determined based on the
Be done. This allows copyright information to be
It is possible to provide an information creation method capable of managing the information. First
The information creating method according to the twelfth invention is the same as the ninth invention.
In addition, the decision step is a predetermined step regarding the authentication information.
Based on the conditions set,
Including. According to the twelfth invention, the extracted copyright information item
Authentication information, which is one of the contents of the eyes (combining two or more information items
Password) to synthesize information items based on
Is determined. This allows the copyright owner to respond to their wishes.
Information creation method that can manage copyright information
Can be provided. An information creating method according to a thirteenth invention is the ninth invention.
In addition to the features of the invention, the processing steps are predetermined.
Corresponds two or more information items selected in the template
Including a step of According to the thirteenth invention, it is predetermined.
2 or more information items selected in the template
A new information item can be created by associating
You can The information creating method according to the 14th aspect of the invention is the 9th aspect.
In addition to the configuration of the invention of the above, the combined information item is output.
It further includes an output step. According to the fourteenth invention,
The generated information items can be output. This place
In this case, the device that implements the information creation method is, for example, a mobile phone.
The copyright information section on the mobile phone
Two or more information items were combined while easily managing the eyes
Information items can be output.

[Procedure amendment 4]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] 0023

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

A program according to the 15th aspect of the invention is the 8th to 8th aspects.
The information creating method according to any one of 14
It is a program for the data to be realized. 15th departure
According to the program according to Ming, any of the 8th to 14th
A computer implements the information creation method according to the configuration of the invention.
Can be made. A recording medium according to the 16th aspect of the present invention is
A recording medium recording the program according to the fifteenth invention.
It According to the recording medium of the 16th invention,
Let the computer realize the information creation method related to Ming
It is possible to provide a recording medium in which the program for recording is recorded.

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Junko Mikata             22-22 Nagaikecho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka             Inside the company (72) Inventor Masaaki Hirata             22-22 Nagaikecho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka             Inside the company F-term (reference) 5B017 AA06 BA09 CA16                 5B057 AA20 CE08 CH12 CH18                 5C076 AA11 AA14 BA03 BA05 BA06

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit for storing a plurality of information items and a copyright information item relating to the copyright of each information item, which corresponds to each of the information items, and 2 out of the plurality of information items. Selection means for selecting the above information items, extraction means for extracting copyright information items corresponding to each of the selected two or more information items, and based on the extracted copyright information items And a creating means for creating a copyright information item corresponding to the selected two or more information items. 2. The information creating apparatus is connected to the extracting means, and is based on the extracted copyright information item, a judging means for judging whether or not the selected two or more information items can be combined. And a processing unit that is connected to the selection unit and the determination unit and that combines the selected two or more information items when the determination unit determines that the two or more information items can be combined. Information creation device described in. 3. The information creating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the determining means includes means for determining whether or not composition is possible based on whether or not a predetermined condition regarding time is satisfied. 4. The information creating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the determining means includes means for determining whether or not the combination is possible, based on a condition regarding a type of a device that outputs the combined information item. 5. The information creating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the determining unit includes a unit for determining whether or not composition is possible based on a predetermined condition regarding the authentication information. 6. The information creating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processing means includes means for associating the selected two or more information items with a predetermined template. 7. The information creating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information creating apparatus further includes output means connected to the processing means and outputting the combined information item. 8. A preparation step of preparing in advance a plurality of information items and a copyright information item relating to the copyright of each information item, corresponding to each of the information items, and two or more of the plurality of information items. A selection step of selecting the information item of, and an extraction step of extracting a copyright information item corresponding to each of the selected two or more information items, and the selection based on the extracted copyright information item. And a creation step of creating a copyright information item corresponding to two or more information items. 9. A program for realizing an information creating method using a computer, the program comprising: a plurality of information items, and a copyrighted work of each information item corresponding to each of the information items. A preparation procedure for preparing a copyright information item in advance, a selection procedure for selecting two or more information items from the plurality of information items, and a copyright information item corresponding to each of the selected two or more information items. And a creation procedure for creating a copyright information item corresponding to the selected two or more information items on the basis of the extracted copyright information item.