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Yes; the original text of the Berne Convention drew the conclusion from Locke's second treatise that when you put part of yourself into a creative work, it becomes part of you.

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You sure can copyright a book. The only thing that can't be copyrighted are things that were written a long time ago - these are considered to already be in public domain.

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