Dvd says its blank on mac

I put a DVD in my Macbook Pro and it says it's blank. I put the same DVD in my PowerMac and it recognizes it. The DVD has data not movie on it. Why doesn't the Macbook Pro recognize it? Both laptops have superdrives.

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