Cannot copy (some) files to NAS

Hi,
I'm trying to copy some .potx-files (PowerPoint templates) to a NAS-server and get an error message (in danish) that says:
+"Handlingen kan ikke udføres, fordi du ikke har tilladelse til at få adgang til nogle af emnerne."+
Translated it sounds something like:
+"The action can not be completed because you do not have permission to access some of the files."+
- I can copy a .jpg-file to the same NAS-share without any problems.
- This error occurs once in a while for some files...
- I have read/write permission to the files and can copy/move them to any other location on the Mac.
- I have tried different shares on the NAS and the same error occurs ... but only for these files. Not the jpg, or any other file.

I have read other threads that indicate there is a Finder bug relating to NAS drives in 10.6.x
Have you tried using a third party utility like Chronosync?
Or,
If you are comfortable using Terminal, try the cp command:
http://ss64.com/osx/cp.html

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