Error 36 trying to copy from a microsd card to iMac.

Just got a helmet cam. I took my forst videos but initially couldn't read the .avi files. The cam company pointed me at VLC which means I could view the movies but I am unable to copy the files to my hard disk.
"The Finder can’t complete the operation because some data in “130104-120116.AVI” can’t be read or written. (Error code -36)"
I'm struggling to find anything related to this specific problem as most appear to be trying to copy files from a Mac to a FAT32 formatted disk rather than the other way round and also implicate Snow Leopard although I'm getting the same problem on all my Macs (Tiger 10.4 Macbook, a Snow Leopard 10.6 iMac and a Mountain Lion 10.7 iMac)
The camera and card are brand new so I can't see it's likely to be a hardware issue.
I thought of trying to import the files directly into iMovie but iMovie doesn't recognise the camera although Finder is showing it.
Any ideas?
Thanks

I'd recommend checking your Console.app (located in Applications/Utilities/) for any I/O errors (most common source of -36 errors).
Any I/O errors reported on disk0s2 will be an issue with your computer's hard drive.
Any I/O errors reported on anything other than disk0s2 will be an issue with the disk you're installing from.
Either way, these are typically indicative of serious issues with the disk referenced, and I would recommend seeking replacement as soon as possible to avoid any potential data loss.

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