How to copy a file to which root doesn't have access?

Logged in as root, when I try to copy my TimeMachine backup to a new disk I get:
An error occurred.
The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -5000.)
Insufficient access privileges for operation
src: /Volumes/Backup/Backups.backupdb
dest: /Volumes/BACKUP 1/Backups.backupdb
item: /Volumes/BACKUP 1/Backups.backupdb/John’s Mac Pro
What gives?

You shouldn't have to sign on as root.
Most likely, the backups are corrupted;  damaged backups can't be copied.
Try to repair them, per #A5 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.

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