Optical recording disc capable of preventing illegal copy
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1. An optical disc having a copy protected area, wherein the copy protected area being provided with micro-pits which are broken by copying the optical disc.
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Abstract
Micro-pits or micro-pit strings, which are disabled precise copying by means of illegal copying described above and enable signals different from signals of a normal disc to be detected in case of failure in precise copying, are recorded in a copy protected area of an optical disc beforehand. A read unit checks the copy protected area and determines a loaded disc is legal disc or illegally copied disc. If illegal, reading is prohibitted.
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1. An optical disc having a copy protected area, wherein the copy protected area being provided with micro-pits which are broken by copying the optical disc.
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2. An optical disc having a copy protected area, wherein the copy protected area being provided with micro-pit strings which are broken by copying the optical disc.
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