diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f926f3f5..d51c6bc1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.4.1-alpha.2+timestamp.2013.01.08.09.05.42
+Version 2.4.1-alpha.2+timestamp.2013.01.08.09.09.49
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 6c0f7b71..6894c96e 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -6521,6 +6521,8 @@ class Row(object):
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
         setattr(self, str(key), value)
 
+    __copy__ = lambda self: Row(self)
+
     __call__ = __getitem__
 
     def get(self,key,default=None):