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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED Microscopic pits formed in a surface of a plastic medium APPLICATION for example, polycarbonate or polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) are arranged in tracks, conventionally spaced radi This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional ally from the center hub in a spiral track originating at the Application No. 61/362,215, filed on Jul. 7, 2010. medium center hub and ending toward the medium's outer rim. The light reflected from a read-only medium's surface in TECHNICAL FIELD 10 an optical disc player or reader varies according to the pres ence or absence of pits along the information track.