Suppose you live in a region where the government has banned the purchase of some media (e.g., songs, movies, or software). So you cannot legally purchase licenses from the owners; the only way to obtain them is on the black market where copies are pirated.
If you take a pirated copy to a region where it is not illegal to purchase it, is it then legal to possess and use the media?
No, you cannot ever legally use copyrighted property without a valid license from the copyright owner.
It is understandable that when government restrictions prevent people from licensing intellectual property, people will turn to piracy and black markets to obtain them.
However, whenever you find yourself in a region where you can legally license the property, you are (presumably) also in a region where intellectual property rights are respected, and it is illegal to use the property without a proper license from the owner.
I.e., the fact that you paid a pirate for a copy – even where that was the only option to obtain one – does not give you a license. You have to obtain a license from the owner.
