Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java
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diff -u -r621f9a7d0d08f842aa5871d98f0f36855ad336c4 -r01bae3b1a3ef4595d5a7968cf3a34cca816087d7
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java	(.../AuthoringService.java)	(revision 621f9a7d0d08f842aa5871d98f0f36855ad336c4)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java	(.../AuthoringService.java)	(revision 01bae3b1a3ef4595d5a7968cf3a34cca816087d7)
@@ -786,28 +786,32 @@
 		if(mainDesign==null)
 			throw new LearningDesignException(messageService.getMessage("no.such.learningdesign.exist",new Object[]{originalDesignID}));
 
+		LearningDesign designToImport = learningDesignDAO.getLearningDesignById(designToImportID);
+		if(designToImport==null)
+			throw new LearningDesignException(messageService.getMessage("no.such.learningdesign.exist",new Object[]{designToImportID}));
+
     	if ( createNewLearningDesign) {
     		WorkspaceFolder workspaceFolder = (WorkspaceFolder)baseDAO.find(WorkspaceFolder.class,workspaceFolderID);
     		if(workspaceFolder==null)
     			throw new WorkspaceFolderException(messageService.getMessage("no.such.workspace.exist",new Object[]{workspaceFolderID}));
     		if ( ! workspaceManagementService.isUserAuthorizedToModifyFolderContents(workspaceFolder.getWorkspaceFolderId(), user.getUserId()) ) {
     			throw new UserAccessDeniedException("User with user_id of " + user.getUserId() 
-    					+" is not authorized to store a copy a learning design into the workspace folder "+workspaceFolder.getWorkspaceFolderId());
+    					+" is not authorized to store a copy a learning design into the workspace folder "+workspaceFolder);
     		}
 
     		mainDesign = copyLearningDesign(mainDesign, LearningDesign.COPY_TYPE_NONE, user, workspaceFolder, false, newDesignName );
     	} else {
-    		// updating the existing design so check the rights to the folder containing the design.
-    		if ( ! workspaceManagementService.isUserAuthorizedToModifyFolderContents(mainDesign.getWorkspaceFolder().getWorkspaceFolderId(), user.getUserId()) ) {
+    		// updating the existing design so check the rights to the folder containing the design. If this is in live edit mode
+    		boolean authorised = workspaceManagementService.isUserAuthorizedToModifyFolderContents(mainDesign.getWorkspaceFolder().getWorkspaceFolderId(), user.getUserId());
+    		if ( ! authorised ) {
+    			authorised = mainDesign.getEditOverrideLock() != null && mainDesign.getEditOverrideLock().booleanValue() && userID.equals(mainDesign.getEditOverrideUser().getUserId()); 
+    		}
+    		if ( ! authorised ) {
     			throw new UserAccessDeniedException("User with user_id of " + user.getUserId() 
-    					+" is not authorized to store a learning design into the workspace folder "+mainDesign.getWorkspaceFolder().getWorkspaceFolderId());
+    					+" is not authorized to update a learning design into the workspace folder "+mainDesign.getWorkspaceFolder());
     		}
     	}
 
-		LearningDesign designToImport = learningDesignDAO.getLearningDesignById(designToImportID);
-		if(designToImport==null)
-			throw new LearningDesignException(messageService.getMessage("no.such.learningdesign.exist",new Object[]{designToImportID}));
-
     	// now dump the import design into our main sequence. Leave the first activity ui id for the design as it is.
     	int uiidOffset = mainDesign.getMaxID().intValue();
     	HashMap<Integer, Activity> newActivities = updateDesignActivities(designToImport,mainDesign,uiidOffset);