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by crempp 3661 days ago
Did no one read the legal disclaimer?

"linking to this website without written permission is prohibited."

I wonder what how the lawyer who wrote that expected people to navigate to the site.

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No problem. I gave written permission on a napkin just now.

It doesn't say the written permission has to be theirs.

In their mind at least the prohibition does not apply to some of their other web properties some of which my contain links to this site but do allow to be linked from other third-party websites?
So HN is in violation of their legal disclaimer. Take-down notice in 3... 2... 1...
There is no way that would have any weight in court.