Limited play optical article

1. An optical article for playback in a player comprising:

a hardware article including at least one optical data layer;

a first content stored on the hardware article;

a second content stored on the hardware article;

a control logic stored on the hardware article;

a file stored on the hardware article, wherein the file is configured to adjust a value of a register from a default value to a non-default value when the control logic is read by the player, and wherein the file is configured to direct the player to play the second content without playing the first content when the register is set to the non-default value and to play the first content and then the second content when the register is set to the default value; and

a mark comprising an optical state change material disposed in or on a surface of the hardware article such that the mark covers at least a portion of the control logic, wherein the mark is in one of a first optical state and a second optical state, and wherein the control logic can be read by the player only when the mark is in the second optical state.

2. The optical article of claim 1 , wherein the file is configured to direct the player based on a first navigation command that is located away from the file.

3. The optical article of claim 1 , comprising:

a pre-test control logic stored on the hardware article that is not obscured by the mark; and

a pre-test file stored on the hardware article, wherein the pre-test file is positioned on the hardware article such that it is read prior to the file, and wherein the pre-test file is configured to direct the player to play the second content without playing the first content when a command of the pre-test control logic is not implemented.

4. The optical article of claim 3 , further comprising a title placed after the pre-test control logic and the control logic, and a navigation command directing the player to play the second content.

5. The optical article of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the first content is located within a physical data track which is at least partially covered by the mark.

6. The optical article of claim 5 , wherein the mark is configured to be bleached by a portion of a defocused laser beam incident on the mark.

7. The optical article of claim 1 , wherein the optical article comprises more than one layer.

8. The optical article of claim 7 , wherein the control logic is located on a first layer, and a portion of the first content is located on a second layer and wherein a portion of the first content is located directly under the control logic.

9. The optical article of claim 7 , wherein the control logic is located on a second layer, and a first portion of the first content is located on a first layer and wherein a second portion of the first content is located directly above the control logic.

10. The optical article of claim 1 , further comprising a third content located between the first content and the second content.

11. The optical article of claim 10 , wherein the third content comprises a content stream configured to adjust the control logic to a defined spacing.

12. The optical article of claim 10 , wherein the third content comprises a content stream configured to adjust the first content or the second content to a defined physical location on the optical article.

13. The optical article of claim 1 , wherein the optical state change material is sensitive to an external stimulus.

14. The optical article of claim 1 , wherein the control logic is configured to instruct the player to initiate its own button activation.

15. A method, comprising:

storing a first content on an optical article;

storing a second content on the optical article;

storing a control logic on the optical article, wherein the control logic is configured to adjust a value of a register from a default value to a non-default value when read by a player;

storing a file on the optical article, wherein the file is configured to direct the player to play the second content without playing the first content when the register is set to the non-default value and to play the first content and then the second content when the register is set to the default value; and

positioning a mark on or in the optical article such that the mark obscures the control logic, wherein the mark comprises an optical state change material that changes from a first optical state to a second optical state when exposed to a particular stimulus, and wherein the control logic can be read by the player only when the mark is in the second optical state.

16. The method of claim 15 , comprising:

storing a pre-test control logic on the optical article without obscuring the pre-test control logic with the mark; and

storing a pre-test file on the optical article in a position such that it is read prior to the file, and wherein the pre-test file is configured to direct the player to play the second content without playing the first content when a command of the pre-test control logic is not implemented.

17. A method of player operation, comprising:

performing a first scan of an optical article with a light beam, wherein the first scan does not result in reading a control logic stored on the optical article due to a mark including optical state change material that obscures the control logic;

bleaching the mark with the first scan such that the control logic will be readable during a second scan;

receiving instructions from a file stored on the optical article;

implementing the instructions by accessing and playing a first content and then a second content stored on the optical article when the control logic is not read;

performing a second scan of the optical article with the light beam, wherein the second scan results in reading the control logic through the bleached mark; and

implementing the instructions by accessing and playing the second content without playing the first content when the control logic is read by a content player.