I'm not sure it's illegal, but it's certainly bad form. I've edited out the wholesale copy and paste that was on here.
The Times allows people to read articles where the link has been shared. That's their chosen model, currently, to allow people to get a taster and, hopefully, subscribe.
Please do not copy and paste whole articles on NSC. If something's good - post a taster and a link. Direct people to the source in order that they benefit from page views and ad impressions.
All very well in theory, but if I click the link I get this :