So today any *PRIVATE* digital copy of a (digitally protected) source is illigal here in Europe. Only good, old analogue copies are still legal *for private use*.
So if one prefers to go the legal path he has eigther to buy everything legally (but no one would buy e.g. an audio CD twice - one for everyday usage and one as a "backup"), or he has to make analogue copies.
It is no longer legal to buy e.g. an audio CD (for usage at home) and to make a digital copy of it for usage in your car.
Eh? It's not illegal here in Sweden, and I'm pretty sure we're not alone about that.
A copy is a copy, regardless of the media used.