A method of protecting data on a recording medium against an adjacent track erase (ATE) effect, and a recording medium having a program therefor are provided. The method includes accumulating a number of turns of write operations in respective sub-areas, wherein the recording medium is divided into a...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US7477465?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7477465 - Method of protecting data on recording medium and recording medium storing program for executing the method