No permission to access files while in target drive mode, MacBook Pro

Hi all,
I have a MacBook Pro that the hard drive is failing on. I'm hearing clicking and it won't boot to the OS, just stalls on the apple screen. I have connected it to iMac via firewire and have gotten it to boot into Target Disk mode. But when I try and access the folders, particularly the desktop, they have the little red icon on it and says I don't have permission. Is there away around this? There are only a few files on it I need. Thanks.

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