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I believe format shifting (ripping CDs for personal use) is still illegal in the UK.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Format_shifting

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/quashing-of-private-copyi...

Probably due to the following, but can't find it from a quick Google:

R (British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and others) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills [2015] EWHC 1723



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