diff --git a/gspread/client.py b/gspread/client.py
index e82e5be00..1a07bcb8a 100644
--- a/gspread/client.py
+++ b/gspread/client.py
@@ -330,6 +330,19 @@ def copy(
                 if p.get("deleted"):
                     continue
 
+                # .list_permissions() returns a list of permissions,
+                # even the folder permissions if the file is in a shared folder.
+                # We only want the permissions that are directly applied to the
+                # spreadsheet file, i.e. 'writer', 'commenter' and 'reader'.
+                perm_details = {
+                    p_details.get("permissionType"): p_details.get("inherited")
+                    for p_details in p.get("permissionDetails")
+                }
+                if p.get("role") in ("organizer", "fileOrganizer") and (
+                    perm_details.get("file") or perm_details.get("member")
+                ):
+                    continue
+
                 # In case of domain type the domain extract the domain
                 # In case of user/group extract the emailAddress
                 # Otherwise use None for type 'Anyone'
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 8e235edc1..33c1c1989 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ commands = pytest {posargs} tests/
 extend-ignore = E203
 extend-exclude = .tox,./env,./gspread/__init__.py
 max-line-length = 255
-max-complexity = 10
+max-complexity = 11
 show-source = True
 statistics = True