Patent ID: 8184513

Claim:
A method of recording data on a recording medium, the method comprising: selecting a defect management mode selectable between a defect management on mode and a defect management off mode; allocating a spare area to be used for replacing a defective block, in a user data area according to the selected defect management mode; recording a temporary disc definition structure, comprising: information on a size of the allocated spare area in which a replacement block replacing a defective block occurring in the user data block is recorded; and a temporary defect list in a temporary defect management area; providing a defect management area in a lead-in area of the recording medium; recording the data on the recording medium while performing defect management, when the defect management on mode is selected; and recording the data on the recording medium without defect management, when the defect management off mode is selected, wherein the temporary disc definition structure includes information on a recording location of the temporary defect list, and wherein the temporary disc definition structure and the temporary defect list are recorded in the defect management area when the recording medium is finalized.