--- a/app/soc/views/helper/access.py	Sun Dec 07 15:01:31 2008 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/helper/access.py	Sun Dec 07 15:02:03 2008 +0000
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
   checkIsUser(request)
 
   if accounts.isDeveloper(account=users.get_current_user()):
-    return None
+    return
 
   login_message_fmt = DEF_DEV_LOGOUT_LOGIN_MSG_FMT % {
       'role': 'a site developer '}
@@ -273,3 +273,15 @@
     return
 
   raise out_of_band.LoginRequest(message_fmt=login_message_fmt)
+
+
+def checkIsDocumentPublic(request):
+  """Checks whether a document is public
+
+  Args:
+    request: a Django HTTP request
+  """
+
+  # TODO: A proper check needs to be done to see if the document
+  # is public or not, probably involving analysing it's scope or such.
+  allow(request)

--- a/app/soc/views/models/document.py	Sun Dec 07 15:01:31 2008 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/models/document.py	Sun Dec 07 15:02:03 2008 +0000
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 from soc.logic import validate
 from soc.logic.models import user as user_logic
 from soc.views import helper
+from soc.views.helper import access
 from soc.views.models import base
 
 import soc.models.document
@@ -94,8 +95,13 @@
       params: a dict with params for this View
     """
 
+    rights = {}
+    rights['any_access'] = [access.allow]
+    rights['public'] = [access.checkIsDocumentPublic]
+
     new_params = {}
     new_params['logic'] = soc.logic.models.document.logic
+    new_params['rights'] = rights
 
     new_params['name'] = "Document"
     new_params['name_short'] = "Document"