<p>A protective cover (20) for protecting a read side of an optical disk (10), the protective cover including a substantially planar body (21) being transparent and having a center hole (23), an outer edge and a generally planar annular surface (24) extending between the outer edge and the center hole. A circumferential engagement structure is coupled to the outer edge of an completely encircles the planar body for engaging an outer edge of the optical disk.</p>
