OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM, RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD

摘要

AN OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM INCLUDING A USER DATA AREA AND AN SA/DL AREA IN WHICH A REPLACEMENT BLOCK TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE BLOCK IN THE USER DATA AREA, AND INFORMATION REGARDING A DEFECT CORRESPONDING TO THE DEFECTIVE BLOCK, IS RECORDED, WHEREIN THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEFECT INCLUDES A CONSECUTIVE DEFECT LIST ENTRY INCLUDING INFORMATION REGARDING DEFECTS LOCATED IN CONSECUTIVE LOCATIONS OF THE USER DATA AREA; AN APPARATUS USING THE OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM; AND A METHOD OF USING THE OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM.