Permission denied when trying to copy to flash drive

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Getting permission denied with last line.

 cd /media/andy/MAXTOR_SDB1/Linux_Files/
gxmessage -fg red -font  'sans 50' -timeout 3 -geometry 1800x200 ' BACKING UP FILES TO FLASH DRIVE'  
cp -u -f *.zip /media/andy/Kingston/
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I found the answer.

I had to preface line with sudo.