INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD AND INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS

摘要

A first information recording surface furthest from a light incoming surface, a second information recording surface which is the second furthest from the light incoming surface, and at least one third information recording surface positioned closer to the light incoming surface than the second information recording surface can be formed in a multilayer optical recording medium. A recording method is provided for recording information by irradiating such multilayer optical recording medium with a laser beam. When all the information recording surfaces other than the second information recording surface are either in a blank status or in a recording completed status, information is permitted to be recorded on the second information recording surface. Thus, high quality information recording wherein problems of adhesion of foreign materials and generation of scratches are taken into account is performed.