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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 it's a far different thing. and all anybody has to do is read the article. it's sergeant sarver translated to a movie. >> geoffrey, we'll keep our eye on the case as it moves forward. thank you for joining us. >> thanks, contessa. increase iing number of wom in the workplace. accor...

Sergeant first class william james. here is a quick clip. >> what are you doing? >> send us all to jesus. i'm going to die, i want to die comfortable. >> former army ranger jeffrey sarver says he's the real william james and isn't 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 fieger, his attorney, joins me now. >> thank you, contessa. by the way, sergeant sarver doesn't ...

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 sarver's three-man unit for 30 days. he wrote the article for "playboy" in september 2005, which was just reissued last week. "playboy" even recognizes it's the basis for the film. if you read the article and watch the...

Lot of people's stories and he says, in fact, on that "hurt locker" phrase it would be like coining the phrase will free or die. it's 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 you're talking about coining a military slang, is that going to get you very far in court? >> well, yeah, because boles copyrighted the name. if it's a common military slang, how did he copyright it. >> as the title of the film. >> tha...

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 sergeant's 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.