New iMac Rocks! Yeah. But, iPhoto library won't transfer from my old mac...

I have my old system fire-wired to my new iMac and tried to move the file "iPhoto Library" in my Pictures folder to my new Pictures folder on new system. When trying to replace the empty library with my iPhoto library, I get the error message: "you do not have sufficient privileges." I am the owner of both systems and am entering correct username/password.
I found another thread on this forum and a recommendation to download and use BatChmod 1.37 to address the privileges issue, but that has not worked either. Help. I have over 1500 photos that I cannot access any more!

Sorry I missed that in your first post.
I can copy some of these files over to my new system, but am having problems with events/photos not showing up properly in iPhoto.
That's because you're tampering with the iPhoto Library via the Finder, one of the ways to trash your library. *It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss*
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Regards
TD

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