diff --git a/pandora/backend/urls.py b/pandora/backend/urls.py
index 9d91372c..c4c188db 100644
--- a/pandora/backend/urls.py
+++ b/pandora/backend/urls.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ urlpatterns = patterns("backend.views",
     (r'^(?P<id>.*)/poster\.(?P<size>large)\.jpg$', 'poster'),
     (r'^(?P<id>.*)/poster\.jpg$', 'poster'),
     (r'^(?P<id>.*)/timelines/(?P<timeline>.+)\.(?P<size>\d+)\.(?P<position>\d+)\.png$', 'timeline'),
-    (r'^(?P<id>.*)/data/(?P<data>.+)\.json$', 'data'),
     (r'^api/$', 'api'),
 )
 
diff --git a/pandora/backend/views.py b/pandora/backend/views.py
index 899cc15a..46963fbc 100644
--- a/pandora/backend/views.py
+++ b/pandora/backend/views.py
@@ -532,17 +532,8 @@ def apidoc(request):
     return render_to_response('api.html', context)
 
 '''
-    media and data delivery
+    media delivery
 '''
-def data(request, id, data):
-    movie = get_object_or_404(models.Movie, movieId=id)
-    response = {}
-    if data == 'video':
-        response = movie.get_stream()
-    if data == 'cuts':
-        response = movie.metadata.get('cuts', {})
-    return render_to_json_response(response)
-
 def frame(request, id, position, size):
     movie = get_object_or_404(models.Movie, movieId=id)
     position = float(position.replace(',', '.'))
diff --git a/pandora/static/js/pandora.local.js b/pandora/static/js/pandora.local.js
index 1c2298d6..47050b83 100644
--- a/pandora/static/js/pandora.local.js
+++ b/pandora/static/js/pandora.local.js
@@ -373,7 +373,9 @@ app.afterLaunch.push(function() {
         absolute_url: function (url) {
             var base = document.location.href;
             if (url.substring(0, 1) == '/') {
-                url = document.location.href.substring(0, document.location.href.length-document.location.pathname.length) + url;
+                base = document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.hostname;
+                if(document.location.port) base += ':'+document.location.port
+                url = base + url;
             }
             else {
                 if(base.substring(base.length-1) == '/')