[rindalir]

This is somewhat odd, but in the Terms and Conditions on the original site it prohibits linking to the site from any other site or document...

[shmerl]

This is simply absurd.

[euyyn]

lol so Hacker News is out of compliance with those terms now?

[gefh]

I prohibit you from _not_ linking to it. It's roughly the same legal argument.

[nickpsecurity]

Nah, copyright law prohibits by default as I read it. Then, author selectively grants permissions.