HTTP Error 451

[RNetc0rp]

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• If your problem is a bug with youtube-dl or a request for new site support please report it here

• Make sure you are using the latest youtube-dl-gui version (Click the Settings icon and then About to view the current version)

• Make sure you are using the latest youtube-dl version (Click the Settings icon and then Update to update to the latest youtube-dl version)

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  • [ ] I think my problem is NOT with youtube-dl
  • [x] I've verified and i assure that I'm running youtube-dl-gui 0.4
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  • [x] Searched bugtracker
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• [x] Bug report
• [ ] Feature request (request for a new functionality)
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Bug report

If the problem occurs when downloading a URL please provide the full verbose output as follows:

1. Restart youtube-dl-gui
2. Go to Options > Extra tab
3. Enable Debug youtube-dl
4. Go to Options > Advanced tab and Clear your log content
5. Try to download the URL
6. Copy the whole log content and insert it between the ``` part below

I have attempted to capture the log.  However it remains blank.

What operating system do you use ?

List of actions to perform to reproduce the problem:

1. Left Click cog in upper right corner
2. Select update
3. See error 'Youtube-dl download failed [HTTP error 451: Unavailable For Legal Reasons]' at bottom

What is the expected behaviour ?

Download and install youtube-dl to be able to download videos.

What happens instead ?

error 'Youtube-dl download failed [HTTP error 451: Unavailable For Legal Reasons]' appears at bottom of window

I am rendered unable to download any videos as a result.

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What operating system do you use ?

I have tried and got the same result on Windows 11, and Mac OS 14 Sonoma.

I am located in the united states and am unable to download videos. when the program tries to download youtube-dl I get an HTTP error 451. I have tried on 2 different computers and with the use of VPN to no avail. I am able to manually download youtube-dl.exe from the official github.

[axcore]

youtube-dl is abandoned. Use yt-dlp instead.

youtube-dl-gui is also abandoned. Use one of the many forks or alternatives instead, https://www.reddit.com/r/youtubedl/wiki/info-guis/