diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
index 54715a80ac..a1629fba10 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiveReadRequest.cs
@@ -633,12 +633,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
                 
                 // Validate User and Group UUID's
 
+                if (!ResolveGroupUuid(parcel.GroupID))
+                    parcel.GroupID = UUID.Zero;
+
                 if (parcel.IsGroupOwned)
                 {
-                    if (!ResolveGroupUuid(parcel.GroupID))
+                    if (parcel.GroupID != UUID.Zero)
+                    {
+                        // In group-owned parcels, OwnerID=GroupID. This should already be the case, but let's make sure.
+                        parcel.OwnerID = parcel.GroupID;
+                    }
+                    else
                     {
                         parcel.OwnerID = m_rootScene.RegionInfo.EstateSettings.EstateOwner;
-                        parcel.GroupID = UUID.Zero;
                         parcel.IsGroupOwned = false;
                     }
                 }
@@ -646,9 +653,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
                 {
                     if (!ResolveUserUuid(scene, parcel.OwnerID))
                         parcel.OwnerID = m_rootScene.RegionInfo.EstateSettings.EstateOwner;
-
-                    if (!ResolveGroupUuid(parcel.GroupID))
-                        parcel.GroupID = UUID.Zero;
                 }
 
                 List<LandAccessEntry> accessList = new List<LandAccessEntry>();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandManagementModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandManagementModule.cs
index 0ecf13bc36..5ab97ffc22 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandManagementModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandManagementModule.cs
@@ -1543,8 +1543,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Land
 
         private void IncomingLandObjectFromStorage(LandData data)
         {
-            ILandObject new_land = new LandObject(data.OwnerID, data.IsGroupOwned, m_scene);
-            new_land.LandData = data.Copy();
+            ILandObject new_land = new LandObject(data, m_scene);
             new_land.SetLandBitmapFromByteArray();            
             AddLandObject(new_land);
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandObject.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandObject.cs
index af19ca3ad9..57fa4d990b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandObject.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandObject.cs
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Land
 
         #region Constructors
 
+        public LandObject(LandData landData, Scene scene)
+        {
+            LandData = landData.Copy();
+            m_scene = scene;
+        }
+
         public LandObject(UUID owner_id, bool is_group_owned, Scene scene)
         {
             m_scene = scene;
@@ -163,12 +169,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Land
 
         public ILandObject Copy()
         {
-            ILandObject newLand = new LandObject(LandData.OwnerID, LandData.IsGroupOwned, m_scene);
-
-            //Place all new variables here!
+            ILandObject newLand = new LandObject(LandData, m_scene);
             newLand.LandBitmap = (bool[,]) (LandBitmap.Clone());
-            newLand.LandData = LandData.Copy();
-
             return newLand;
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 2ccb28d0d8..e6887b46ba 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -4516,29 +4516,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     {
                         return true;
                     }
-                    else if ((parcel.LandData.Flags & (uint)ParcelFlags.AllowGroupScripts) != 0)
+                    else if ((part.OwnerID == parcel.LandData.OwnerID) || Permissions.IsGod(part.OwnerID))
                     {
-                        if (part.OwnerID == parcel.LandData.OwnerID
-                            || (parcel.LandData.IsGroupOwned && part.GroupID == parcel.LandData.GroupID)
-                            || Permissions.IsGod(part.OwnerID))
-                        {
-                            return true;
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            return false;
-                        }
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                    else if (((parcel.LandData.Flags & (uint)ParcelFlags.AllowGroupScripts) != 0)
+                        && (parcel.LandData.GroupID != UUID.Zero) && (parcel.LandData.GroupID == part.GroupID))
+                    {
+                        return true;
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        if (part.OwnerID == parcel.LandData.OwnerID)
-                        {
-                            return true;
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            return false;
-                        }
+                        return false;
                     }
                 }
                 else