So if you pour your heart and soul into writing a novel over the course of years, and it becomes modestly successful earning you a little money in return for yo

So if you pour your heart and soul into writing a novel over the course of years, and it becomes modestly successful earning you a little money in return for your sweat, I should be allowed to just copy it, give it away for free (hell, even say I wrote it – it's not as if it's even yours to own in your world)?