Of course, other hackers are still working on cracking the PSP so that they can play pirated copies of games and movies on the handheld system.
At Colmar he was not safe, especially when in January 1754 a pirated edition of the Essai sur les me urs, written long before, appeared.
The emulator (or burner) itself is not illegal, but having possession of pirated or illegally obtained copies could land you in some trouble with the law.
Some people also use these homebrew solutions to run pirated video game ROMs, but this can run into all kinds of legal problems.
Another option that you have is eBay, though you have to be aware that many pirated and illegal games are sold on the popular auction site by shady video game importers.