There's a "war" going on in the newspaper/usability universe over linking obstructions, and the paper you cited has one of the worst policies, requiring pointless registration and then forcing you to go though a main page before getting to the desired story.
The biteme/biteme is a common technique across many sites that folks use to tweak the web design teams' noses.
I meant no disrespect toward you whatsoever, and apologize if I offended.
Yeah, I use the DMN quite a bit. I get annoyed at their popup ads all the time.
I hope they catch these jerks, and soon.......