1. An information-processing system comprising a first information-processing apparatus and a second information-processing apparatus, wherein: said first information-processing apparatus has transmission unit for transmitting a metadata utilization condition representing information on rights required for utilizing metadata relevant to a content to said second information-processing apparatus; and said second information-processing apparatus has: reception unit for receiving said metadata utilization condition from said first information-processing apparatus; metadata-processing determination unit for determining whether or not metadata can be processed on the basis of said metadata utilization condition received by said reception unit; and metadata-processing unit for processing said metadata in accordance with said metadata utilization condition if a determination result produced by said metadata-processing determination unit indicates that said metadata can be processed.