Livestream.com --video-password results in 401: Unauthorized error

[sumeetadur]

• I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl 2018.07.21

• I've at least skimmed through the README, most notably the FAQ and BUGS sections

• Searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

• Checked that provided video/audio/playlist URLs (if any) are alive and playable in a browser

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Debug output

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['https://livestream.com/onetaste/cp14/videos/160744865', '--video-password', 'PRIVATE', '--verbose']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.07.21
[debug] Python version 3.7.0 (CPython) - Darwin-16.5.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[livestream] 160744865: Downloading JSON metadata
ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 401: Unauthorized (caused by <HTTPError 401: 'Unauthorized'>); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 599, in _request_webpage
    return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2211, in urlopen
    return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.0/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/urllib/request.py", line 531, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.0/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/urllib/request.py", line 641, in http_response
    'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.0/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/urllib/request.py", line 563, in error
    result = self._call_chain(*args)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.0/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/urllib/request.py", line 503, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.0/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/urllib/request.py", line 755, in http_error_302
    return self.parent.open(new, timeout=req.timeout)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.0/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/urllib/request.py", line 531, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.0/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/urllib/request.py", line 641, in http_response
    'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.0/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/urllib/request.py", line 569, in error
    return self._call_chain(*args)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.0/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/urllib/request.py", line 503, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.0/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/urllib/request.py", line 649, in http_error_default
    raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp)

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

I'm getting a 401: Unauthorized error when I try to download a password-protected video on livestream.com, even though I've specified the correct password using the --video-password flag. I'm able to view the video in a browser without signing in, and by using the same password mentioned.

You can reproduce this issue with this video in a browser: http://livestream.com/blueroomstream/events/8251962/videos/176501281 using this password: experience

Or on the command line:
youtube-dl http://livestream.com/blueroomstream/events/8251962/videos/176501281 --video-password experience --verbose

[totobest]

Confirmed with version 2019.04.24

[remitamine]

link with posted password no longer available, provide an accessible link with password.

[totobest]

I cannot provide a link with password as my source is copyrighted and we need a premium account to publish a video with a password.