Patent ID: 7623432

Claim:
A method of recording information on a user recordable multi-layer record carrier having a plurality of information layers including at least a first information layer and a second information layer for storing information, the method comprising acts of: receiving data content to be recorded on the user recordable multi-layer record carrier; recording the data content on the user recordable multi-layer record carrier such that the data content is substantially evenly distributed between each of the plurality of information layers and recorded in compliance with a ROM (read only memory) record carrier standard, wherein portions of the data content are recorded in data areas of the first and second information layers such that the data areas are superjacent; and shifting middle zone areas of at least the first and second information layers towards an inner radius of the disc such that inner radius data areas of the first and second information layers are filled with a portion of the recorded data content if the user recordable multi-layer record carrier is recorded with less than a full capacity of the user recordable multi-layer record carrier.