Yes, as another commenter suggested, the original IP holders have okay'd using cracked versions of the games simply because there are no other versions available.

The latest version of Frodo in CVS on cebix is under GPL; however, Manomio did acquire a non-transferrable commercial license of Frodo from the author, Christian Bauer.

Given this is only for jailbroken devices, it is going to be a niche product. The GameBone Pro is going to be interesting, as they are obtaining an Apple hardware license. This means an SDK that can be used for apps on the App Store. They just updated their web site and an official SDK will be released in 2 weeks :)

Check it out: http://gamebonepro.com/gamebonepro.html

For those that are interested, here is an article on CNET that discusses the situation with Manomio

http://tr.im/yd3k

For those that care, read an article by someone who spoke to Manomio, rather than post based on speculation:

http://tr.im/yd3k

Cheers,

Stuart

Just press Option+Eject to eject immidiately

"Therefore, if this app is allowed, then Apple is agreeing that violation of copyright laws is ok." -

That claim is complete rubbish. You can run illegal copies of software on any desktop computer today, so you are equally saying, "anyone who sells a computer is agreeing that violation of copyright laws is ok". ...and if you buy a car and then speed, is the individual who sold you the car responsible because they sold you a vehicle capable of speeding? What if I go out and buy a real C64 off Ebay - is the seller condoning violation of copyright laws, since I can grab these same games? We better not sell scanners or photo-copiers any more, since they can reproduce books - another tool for enabling copyright violation. The list goes on.

The C64 app was fully licensed by Commodore Gaming BV. In addition, it is designed to run legally licensed games, which will be available as additional downloads from the App Store. Manomio is negotiating with license holders (http://twitter.com/kkieller/status/3470622706) and will continue to do so.

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Pretty lame post - if the issue is limited to Jailbroken phones - it's not a bug or exploit with iPhone OS 3.0. It's a side effect of running a Jailbroken / hacked version of the OS. No doubt Jailbroken users appreciate knowing about the issue, but ease up on the sensationalistic titles.

Not defending Apple here (since we've had our own troubles lately, with C64 for iPhone); however, couldn't the developer potentially be sued by Apple for a patent violation if Apple did publish it? Quite an odd situation.