Well.. I tried to make two points =)

- there are no excuses for stealing property - if your country is excluded from worldwide business, it is your problem first of all, not company's, which have problems selling in your country.

I don't like the assumption that companies are against piracy in markets they do not sell in.

I sell software. If my payment processor doesn't accept payment from your country, I don't mind if you pirate the software instead. You are not "stealing" from me, since I cannot sell anything to you.

Perhaps, instead of assuming that all companies are run by MPAA-style hardliners, it would be better to email the company and ask them what their position is. They might even give you a free license.

It you truly believe this is right to give users from countries where you can not sell, use your software for free (not stealing/pirating), just give away free license once they could confirm they are from these countries. This way I do not have to pirate/steal it, and you got distribution in country where otherwise your software would not be presented.

I've seen this model, often with russian companies giving away their software for free to russian customers (only versions with russian interface) and selling software for real bucks for everybody else. I do not see a reason why this could not be adapted.

But! Adobe, Apple, etc countries do not want to give their software for free. It will damage their brand and/or dilute user base. And it is their right to limit whom they want to sell/give software, and to whom - not. And you can not justify stealing software by the fact owner do not allow you (for any reasons) to buy it.

Use opensource software if you are limited in buying options. Do not steal!