Patent ID: 8012560

Claim:
An optical disc, comprising: a substrate which is formed from either a resin-impregnated paper produced by impregnating a paper with a resin, or a resin-coated paper produced by coating a surface of a paper with a resin, a recording layer provided on a surface of said substrate, wherein the recording layer includes a recording layer base material and a light reflecting layer, a release layer which is provided between said substrate and said recording layer, said release layer being in direct contact with said substrate, and an adhesive layer which is provided between said release layer and said recording layer, said adhesive layer being in direct contact with said release layer and said recording layer, wherein the resin comprises at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polycarbonates, bisphenol A epoxy resins, copolymers of methyl methacrylate and styrene, and copolymers of acrylonitrile and styrene.