diff --git a/src/js/events.js b/src/js/events.js
index bd645a1fa..c160b0b3e 100644
--- a/src/js/events.js
+++ b/src/js/events.js
@@ -167,11 +167,15 @@ vjs.fixEvent = function(event) {
   if (!event || !event.isPropagationStopped) {
     var old = event || window.event;
 
+    event = {};
     // Clone the old object so that we can modify the values event = {};
-    event = vjs.obj.copy(old);
-    // Firefox returns false for event.hasOwnProperty('type'),
-    // so it was getting lost in the object copy
-    event.type = old.type;
+    // IE8 Doesn't like when you mess with native event properties
+    // Firefox returns false for event.hasOwnProperty('type') and other props
+    //  which makes copying more difficult.
+    // TODO: Probably best to create a whitelist of event props
+    for (var key in old) {
+      event[key] = old[key];
+    }
 
     // The event occurred on this element
     if (!event.target) {