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Once you "enshrine" the concept of property, you're on the road to increasingly extreme forms of it. Making property sacrosanct sets the stage for accepting almost anything in its defence. All manner of abuse will be accepted because the victim doesn't have the proper respect for property. This encourages calling people "pirates." This permits heinous act of violence against people in the name of property. It creates a situation where the holders of the most property can make the laws to protect their privilege, and make the rest of us like it.
Under these conditions, yes it is possible for a "free" book to be "pirated."
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