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A RECORDING AND/OR REPRODUCING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH AN INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM THAT INCLUDES A LEAD-IN AREA (10), A USER DATA AREA (20), AND A LEAD-OUT AREA (30) IS READ BY A RECORDING AND/OR REPRODUCING APPARATUS. INFORMATION ABOUT WHETHER THE INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM IS COMPATIBLE WITH A DRIVE FOLLOWING AN OLDER VERSION OF STANDARDS IS RECORDED IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE LEAD-IN AND LEAD-OUT AREAS (10, 30). ACCORDINGLY, THE RECORDING PERFORMANCE THEREOF IS IMPROVED, AND A DRIVE FOLLOWING AN OLDER VERSION OF STANDARDS CAN RECORD DATA ON OR REPRODUCE DATA FROM A NEWER VERSION OF AN INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM.
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