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Just read the script for "the hurt locker." >> what do you think sarver is owed? >> a significant percentage of the profits. he could have been -- you could have negotiated this outfront and it would have been minimal because nobody would know if this film would be successful. but when you decide to cheat somebody its a far different thing. and all anybody has to do is read the article. its sergeant sarver translated to a movie. >> geoffrey, well keep our eye on the case as it moves forward. tha...

Sergeant first class william james. here is a quick clip. >> what are you doing? >> send us all to jesus. im going to die, i want to die comfortable. >> former army ranger jeffrey sarver says hes the real william james and isnt impressed with this film. >> i contacted mr. bouldin and expressed my displeasement. at the same time he had brought in the fact that there was a movie being started on the movie -- on the article. >> sarver is suing the film makers over the ryes to the story and geoffrey...

It is about him and it is about him. >> he says he coined the phrase "hurt locker" and falsely claim that the characters are fictional and film makers decided to cheat him and virtually all the situations in the film are based on him. what proof does he have, geoffrey? >> all you need to do is read the "playboy" article written by the screen writer. he was embedded with sergeant sarvers three-man unit for 30 days. he wrote the article for "playboy" in september 2005, which was just reissued last...

Lot of peoples stories and he says, in fact, on that "hurt locker" phrase it would be like coining the phrase will free or die. its military slang in common usage. i heard it from lots of other people other than him and a guy wrote for "the guardian" that the title refers to the physical trauma of constantly being near the deafening blast of an explosion. when youre talking about coining a military slang, is that going to get you very far in court? >> well, yeah, because boles copyrighted the na...

Would want this film destroyed. megyn: they may have worried about getting sued if they interfered with the oscar chances. mash eiglarsh, janna spilbor, thank you so much. it seems clear to me this filmmaker ripped off this sergeants story. but i think he has no case. the law is uni am a threat toik plfts in these cases. the man whose life inspired it will get nada. 800 dead, $0 billion to rebuild -- $30 billion to rebuild their country. a live report from the disaster zone next.

Near my bed. look at the list of the similarities that he says are between him -- >> does he have a gun? of course he has a gun. megyn: is it not clear this lead character is based on sergeant sarver. >> its not just based on him. it is him. the big mistake is they make him into this character then they give him horrible qualities so now those horrible qualities appear real. so not only does he have a right to privacy action or publicity action, he has a defamation action its a 1-2 punch for ser...

Megyn: a "kellys court" is back in session. the soldier, the silver screen and the oscar nominee accused of ripping off real life drama. master sergeant jeffrey sarver is suing the folks behind "the hurt locker." a blockbuster depicting life in iraq for an army bomb squad. the writer of this screenplay worked for "playboy" magazine. he spent 30 days working with sarvers units. he comes out with a "playboy" article and turns it into a screenplay. he claims the characters are fictitious. but serge...