diff --git a/pandora/item/models.py b/pandora/item/models.py
index 2c4440fc..6171a0d9 100644
--- a/pandora/item/models.py
+++ b/pandora/item/models.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def get_item(info, user=None, async=False):
                         'year': info.get('year', '')
                     }
                 item.user = user
+                item.oxdbId = item.itemId
                 item.save()
                 if async:
                     tasks.update_external.delay(item.itemId)
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ class Item(models.Model):
         else:
             level = user.get_profile().get_level()
         allowed_level = settings.CONFIG['capabilities']['canSeeItem'][level]
-        if self.level < allowed_level:
+        if self.level <= allowed_level:
             return True
         elif user.is_authenticated() and \
              (self.user == user or \
@@ -272,7 +273,9 @@ class Item(models.Model):
             if not settings.USE_IMDB:
                 self.itemId = ox.to32(self.id)
  
-        self.oxdbId = self.oxdb_id()
+        oxdbId = self.oxdb_id()
+        if oxdbId:
+            self.oxdbId = oxdbId
         
         #id changed, what about existing item with new id?
         if settings.USE_IMDB and len(self.itemId) != 7 and self.oxdbId != self.itemId:
diff --git a/pandora/item/views.py b/pandora/item/views.py
index e4313cad..6f76f7b7 100644
--- a/pandora/item/views.py
+++ b/pandora/item/views.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import mimetypes
 
 import Image
 from django.db.models import Count, Sum, Max
-from django.http import HttpResponse, Http404
+from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseForbidden, Http404
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect
 from django.conf import settings
 
@@ -551,6 +551,8 @@ actions.register(getImdbId)
 '''
 def frame(request, id, size, position=None):
     item = get_object_or_404(models.Item, itemId=id)
+    if not item.access(request.user):
+        return HttpResponseForbidden()
     frame = None
     if not position:
         frames = item.poster_frames()
@@ -575,6 +577,8 @@ def frame(request, id, size, position=None):
 
 def poster_frame(request, id, position):
     item = get_object_or_404(models.Item, itemId=id)
+    if not item.access(request.user):
+        return HttpResponseForbidden()
     position = int(position)
     frames = item.poster_frames()
     if frames and len(frames) > position:
@@ -599,6 +603,8 @@ def image_to_response(image, size=None):
 
 def siteposter(request, id, size=None):
     item = get_object_or_404(models.Item, itemId=id)
+    if not item.access(request.user):
+        return HttpResponseForbidden()
     poster = item.path('siteposter.jpg')
     poster = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, poster))
     if size:
@@ -613,6 +619,8 @@ def siteposter(request, id, size=None):
 
 def poster(request, id, size=None):
     item = get_object_or_404(models.Item, itemId=id)
+    if not item.access(request.user):
+        return HttpResponseForbidden()
     if item.poster:
         return image_to_response(item.poster, size)
     else:
@@ -624,6 +632,8 @@ def poster(request, id, size=None):
 
 def icon(request, id, size=None):
     item = get_object_or_404(models.Item, itemId=id)
+    if not item.access(request.user):
+        return HttpResponseForbidden()
     if item.icon:
         return image_to_response(item.icon, size)
     else:
@@ -632,17 +642,23 @@ def icon(request, id, size=None):
 
 def timeline(request, id, size, position):
     item = get_object_or_404(models.Item, itemId=id)
+    if not item.access(request.user):
+        return HttpResponseForbidden()
     timeline = '%s.%s.%04d.png' %(item.timeline_prefix, size, int(position))
     return HttpFileResponse(timeline, content_type='image/png')
 
 
 def timeline_overview(request, id, size):
     item = get_object_or_404(models.Item, itemId=id)
+    if not item.access(request.user):
+        return HttpResponseForbidden()
     timeline = '%s.%s.png' %(item.timeline_prefix, size)
     return HttpFileResponse(timeline, content_type='image/png')
 
 def torrent(request, id, filename=None):
     item = get_object_or_404(models.Item, itemId=id)
+    if not item.access(request.user):
+        return HttpResponseForbidden()
     if not item.torrent:
         raise Http404
     if not filename or filename.endswith('.torrent'):
@@ -663,6 +679,8 @@ def torrent(request, id, filename=None):
 
 def video(request, id, resolution, format, index=None):
     item = get_object_or_404(models.Item, itemId=id)
+    if not item.access(request.user):
+        return HttpResponseForbidden()
     if index:
         index = int(index) - 1
     else: