Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java
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diff -u -r75c2d483b799dcf9614657788178b410e55c4235 -r9214a5d232a6d9d60d5a482517b168724ce40f50
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java	(.../AuthoringService.java)	(revision 75c2d483b799dcf9614657788178b410e55c4235)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java	(.../AuthoringService.java)	(revision 9214a5d232a6d9d60d5a482517b168724ce40f50)
@@ -731,18 +731,15 @@
     /**
      * @see org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.service.IAuthoringService#copyLearningDesignToolContent(org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.LearningDesign, org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.LearningDesign, java.lang.Integer)
      */
-    public LearningDesign copyLearningDesignToolContent(LearningDesign design, LearningDesign originalLearningDesign, Integer copyType ) throws LearningDesignException {
+    private LearningDesign copyLearningDesignToolContent(LearningDesign design, LearningDesign originalLearningDesign, Integer copyType ) throws LearningDesignException {
     	
-    	// copy the tool content
-        // unfortuanately, we have to reaccess the activities to make sure we get the
-        // subclass, not a hibernate proxy.
         for (Iterator i = design.getActivities().iterator(); i.hasNext();)
         {
             Activity currentActivity = (Activity) i.next();
             if (currentActivity.isToolActivity())
             {
                 try {
-                	ToolActivity toolActivity = (ToolActivity) activityDAO.getActivityByActivityId(currentActivity.getActivityId());
+                	ToolActivity toolActivity = (ToolActivity) currentActivity;
                 	// copy the content, but don't set the define later flags if it is preview
                     Long newContentId = lamsCoreToolService.notifyToolToCopyContent(toolActivity, copyType.intValue() != LearningDesign.COPY_TYPE_PREVIEW);
                     toolActivity.setToolContentId(newContentId);
@@ -848,6 +845,7 @@
     	// newLearningDesign.getActivities() will create a new TreeSet(new ActivityOrderComparator()) if there isn't an existing set
    		newLearningDesign.getActivities().clear();
    		newLearningDesign.getActivities().addAll(activities);
+   		
     }
     
     /** As part of updateDesignActivities(), process an activity and, via recursive calls, the activity's child activities. Need to keep track
@@ -866,7 +864,6 @@
 			newActivity.setParentActivity(parentActivity);
 			newActivity.setParentUIID(parentActivity.getActivityUIID());
 		}
-//		activityDAO.insert(newActivity);
 		newActivities.put(newActivity.getActivityUIID(),newActivity);
 		
 		Set oldChildActivities = getChildActivities((Activity)activity);
Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/IAuthoringService.java
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diff -u -rfb25ea600503d3eea142b305696081f882d6552a -r9214a5d232a6d9d60d5a482517b168724ce40f50
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/IAuthoringService.java	(.../IAuthoringService.java)	(revision fb25ea600503d3eea142b305696081f882d6552a)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/IAuthoringService.java	(.../IAuthoringService.java)	(revision 9214a5d232a6d9d60d5a482517b168724ce40f50)
@@ -98,17 +98,6 @@
 											 										 WorkspaceFolderException, IOException;
 	
 	/**
-	 * 
-	 * @param design
-	 * @param originalLearningDesign
-	 * @param copyType
-	 * @return
-	 * @throws LearningDesignException
-	 */
-	public LearningDesign copyLearningDesignToolContent(LearningDesign design, LearningDesign originalLearningDesign, Integer copyType ) throws LearningDesignException;
-	    
-	
-	/**
 	 * @return List Returns the list of all the available LearningDesign's   
 	 * */
 	public List getAllLearningDesigns();