Import problem "Can't inport -38"

I teach a middle school class. We are trying to import a QuickTime video from a server. I have six QuickTime videos which are all the same, but they have different names. For example, one video is called "Shared Video1", then next "Shared Video2", and so on. Each student is trying to download a separate file. Some kids are successful downloading the video, but other students get the message "Can't import video -38". I will have one student download Shared Video1 and be successful. Then the next student will try the same video and have no success. Do I have a setting wrong or what. I even burned the videos to a CD, and still had no success during the inport.
Please help!! These are Imacs with the latest chip in them and so on.
G-5 Mac OS X (10.4.8) inporting to Imacs

Common error messages when downloading files
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=44000
This is a really old document, but it may shed some light on your problem.
:)Sue

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