Exemplary embodiments provide a license-authentication functioned output system which enables data protection positive and enhances and/or improves a user's convenience, further being suited to reduce processing load. A printer receives document data and a user ID and sends design resource-data authentication information and the user ID included in the document data, together with an authentication request, to a data authentication server. When a use-permitting information is received, it prints a design resource within a use-permitted scope depending upon the use-permitting information and design resource data. A data authentication server searches through a license information register table on the basis of the authentication information and reads out license information concerned. The data authentification server decides whether or not the received user ID is included in the license information. When it is decided that the user ID is included, the use-permitting information included in the license information is sent to the printer.