diff --git a/static/js/clipList.js b/static/js/clipList.js
index d9a67ec57..a9dc769c1 100644
--- a/static/js/clipList.js
+++ b/static/js/clipList.js
@@ -117,12 +117,7 @@ pandora.ui.clipList = function(videoRatio) {
                 var items = data.ids.map(function(id) {
                     var item = !ui.item ? id.split('/')[0] : ui.item,
                         annotation = that.value(id, 'annotations')[0].id;
-                    return {
-                        annotation: annotation,
-                        'in': that.value(id, 'in'),
-                        item: item,
-                        out: that.value(id, 'out')
-                    }
+                    return annotation || item + '/' + that.value(id, 'in') + '-' + that.value(id, 'out');
                 })
                 Ox.Clipboard.copy(items, 'clip');
             },
@@ -130,12 +125,7 @@ pandora.ui.clipList = function(videoRatio) {
                 var items = data.ids.map(function(id) {
                     var item = !ui.item ? id.split('/')[0] : ui.item,
                         annotation = that.value(id, 'annotations')[0].id;
-                    return {
-                        annotation: annotation,
-                        'in': that.value(id, 'in'),
-                        item: item,
-                        out: that.value(id, 'out')
-                    }
+                    return annotation || item + '/' + that.value(id, 'in') + '-' + that.value(id, 'out');
                 })
                 Ox.Clipboard.add(items, 'clip');
             },
diff --git a/static/js/editPanel.js b/static/js/editPanel.js
index 8a8c7f230..be9d73c58 100644
--- a/static/js/editPanel.js
+++ b/static/js/editPanel.js
@@ -110,12 +110,14 @@ pandora.ui.editPanel = function() {
                 .bindEvent({
                     copy: function(data) {
                         Ox.Clipboard.copy(data.ids.map(function(id) {
-                            return Ox.getObjectById(edit.clips, id);
+                            var clip = Ox.getObjectById(edit.clips, id);
+                            return clip.annotation || clip.item + '/' + clip['in'] + '-' + clip.out;
                         }), 'clip');
                     },
                     copyadd: function(data) {
                         Ox.Clipboard.add(data.ids.map(function(id) {
-                            return Ox.getObjectById(edit.clips, id);
+                            var clip = Ox.getObjectById(edit.clips, id);
+                            return clip.annotation || clip.item + '/' + clip['in'] + '-' + clip.out;
                         }), 'clip');
                     },
                     edit: function(data) {
@@ -167,12 +169,17 @@ pandora.ui.editPanel = function() {
                         if (Ox.Clipboard.type() == 'clip') {
                             pandora.api.addClips({
                                 clips: Ox.Clipboard.paste().map(function(clip) {
-                                    return {
-                                        annotation: clip.annotation,
-                                        'in': clip['in'],
-                                        item: clip.item,
-                                        out: clip.out
-                                    };
+                                    var split = clip.split('/'),
+                                        item = split[0],
+                                        points = split[1].split('-');
+                                    return Ox.extend({
+                                        item: item
+                                    }, points.length == 1 ? {
+                                        annotation: points[0]
+                                    } : {
+                                        'in': parseFloat(points[0]),
+                                        out: parseFloat(points[1])
+                                    });
                                 }),
                                 edit: ui.edit
                             }, function(result) {
diff --git a/static/js/editor.js b/static/js/editor.js
index 60b223292..6c1b05479 100644
--- a/static/js/editor.js
+++ b/static/js/editor.js
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ pandora.ui.editor = function(data) {
             },
             copy: function(data) {
                 Ox.Clipboard.copy(data.map(function(clip) {
-                    return Ox.extend(clip, {item: ui.item});
+                    return clip.annotation || ui.item + '/' + clip['in'] + '-' + clip.out
                 }), 'clip');
             },
             copyadd: function(data) {
                 Ox.Clipboard.add(data.map(function(clip) {
-                    return Ox.extend(clip, {item: ui.item});
+                    return clip.annotation || ui.item + '/' + clip['in'] + '-' + clip.out
                 }), 'clip');
             },
             define: function(data) {
diff --git a/static/js/player.js b/static/js/player.js
index 95733a2d4..e1af6559f 100644
--- a/static/js/player.js
+++ b/static/js/player.js
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ pandora.ui.player = function(data) {
             },
             copy: function(data) {
                 Ox.Clipboard.copy(data.map(function(clip) {
-                    return Ox.extend(clip, {item: ui.item});
+                    return clip.annotation || ui.item + '/' + clip['in'] + '-' + clip.out;
                 }), 'clip');
             },
             copyadd: function(data) {
                 Ox.Clipboard.add(data.map(function(clip) {
-                    return Ox.extend(clip, {item: ui.item});
+                    return clip.annotation || ui.item + '/' + clip['in'] + '-' + clip.out;
                 }), 'clip');
             },
             downloadvideo: function(data) {