You are also completely mistaken. Making copies for personal use is legal in the Netherlands and (many/most?) EU countries. > You are permitted to make copies

You are also completely mistaken. Making copies for personal use is legal in the Netherlands and (many/most?) EU countries. > You are permitted to make copies of other people’s texts, music and photographs provided that they derive from a legal source. The copies must be for your own use. It is not permissible, however, to distribute or publish such copies. https://www.government.nl/topics/intellectual-property/question-and-answer/can-i-use-other-people%E2%80%99s-texts-music-or-photographs https://www.government.nl/topics/intellectual-property/quest...