youtube video download not working

[Henson]

If I remember, YouTube-dl is outdated on 12.04. Have you tried running:

sudo youtube-dl --update
On Feb 25, 2013 5:33 PM, "Ric Moore" <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 02/25/2013 04:08 PM, Dave Stevens wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 05:55:21 AM Hormatzhan Yiltiz wrote:
>>
>>  > I suppose the Youtube policy for downloading has something to do
>>
>>  > with individual's location and IP addresses. 'Cuz I believe you when
>> you
>>
>>  > tell me your downloadhelper and youtube-dl is working just fine and I
>> know
>>
>>  > mine are not working, just like many out there.
>>
>
> I gave up on youtube-dl some time ago. I use this with complete
> satisfaction every time, (unless the video is blocked!) in my Firefox
> browser:
> http://www.downloadhelper.net/
> Give that a whirl. Again, some videos are blocked from being dnloaded and
> you would have to figure out where it is being cached on your machine in
> order to grab it, or just pieces of it. Been there, done that. The above
> just works WHEN IT CAN. Some sites are jerks about what they will "ALLOW"
> you to grab. You can vote with your feet and avoid them.
>
> Funny thing, several sites like PBS and TED used to be like that. I fired
> off some emails about the poor and disadvantaged (who they profess a belief
> of being all about, and they revised their polices. TED has download links
> now, to help folks out, You just have to let them know you're irritated.
>  Ric
>
>
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