[moralestapia]

https://github.com/HackerNews/API/blob/master/LICENSE

It's right there, you just have to click the link I shared ...

[GeoAtreides]

that's the license for the API, not the content/data the API serves

[jupr]

>including without limitation the rights to use

'use'...arguably the sole purpose of the API is to fetch the data.

You are grasping at straws.