Long pauses will burn DVDs

[snopes]

Comment: I heard from a few friends that leaving a DVD disc paused for too
long in a DVD player will burn a hole through the DVD. This sounds silly
to me, since I have left DVDs in overnight with no problems, however this
rumor still persists and even causes arguments. One friend told me that
leaving it in for only a few minutes at a time paused on a scene will
damage the disc. Through Google searches I was unable to verify this, but
found more examples of the rumor.

http://www.ceqna.com/home-theater/11...theater-1.html

The basic idea is that the laser used to read and burn CDs and DVDs can be
too powerful and burn a hole. This idea sounds legitimate through the
idea that sometimes you do find little holes or defects in discs. Is this
true? Or simply a story people found to explain DVD defects?