Blu-ray disc coatings starting to rot?

So when I come home from work today I see all this news on Blu-ray disc starting to rot. As is turns out several copies of “The Prestige” have black stops that won’t come off. This sound really weird, but I guess if you’re having trouble with this you could go and try to return the disc and get a replacement. to me this sounds like Blu-Rays are zombies now.
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If things couldn’t get any worse, Sony gets sued over Blu-Ray

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A California company filed suit earlier this month claiming that Sony had infringed on a patent they held by using the technology they did with their Blu-ray DVDs. The California company goes by the name of “Target Technology Company” and they’re going after Sony for damages. The patent they claim Sony is stomping on is a patent they hold for how reflective layer materials are used in optical discs . The patent also covered the use of silver-based alloys that gave the same advantages of gold without having to use real gold. These alloys are allegedly more resistant to corrosion than just regular silver is, and help to give the discs a longer life.

Target Technology is trying to stick Sony with an injunction that would keep them from infringing on their patent rights in the future. Neither side has said anything so far and it’s not really clear how serious Sony may or may not be taking this. One would think, that Sony could run the risk of being forced to stop using Blu-Ray technology in which case would pretty much put an end to their PS3 hopes and dreams. Most likely though, some sort of financial deal will be worked out. Probably with Sony having to shell out a lot of money just to keep doing what they’ve been doing.

Source: Gamespot