INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD, AND RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS

摘要

PURPOSE: An information storing medium, capable of the reduction of time for defect management, a record playing method and a record playing device are provided to save the time for defect management by efficiently managing the information of a spare area in an information storage medium. CONSTITUTION: An information storing medium, capable of the reduction of time for defect management comprises a user data area(222), a spare area(221) and a defect management area. The user data area records user data. The spare area comprises spare blocks for replacing the deformities in the user data area. The information about the deformity of the defect management area is recorded in the user data area.