Request for supporting youku&tudou account logining

[ckz1211]

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Now youtube-dl can download youku&tudou video, and it can download videos that only open for VIP accounts with browser cookies.
However, I find the browser cookies for youku&tudou will expire in only a few hours. So I must export the cookies every time before I download the VIP-only videos. This is too annoying.
Then, I find youtube-dl supports logining with account ID in the Authentication Options as:
-u, --username USERNAME Login with this account ID
-p, --password PASSWORD Account password. If this option is left
out, youtube-dl will ask interactively.
But youtube-dl does not support youku&tudou account logining now.
Thus, I request for this functionality.
The VIP youku&tudou accounts can be obtained in these websites:
http://www.vipfenxiang.com/youku/
http://yk.aiqiyivip.com/
http://www.mdouvip.com/youku

[yan12125]

Please post some VIP-only example URLs.

Also, such "VIP account sharing" websites sound violating terms of services. Are these accounts legal?

[ckz1211]

VIP-only example URLs：
http://www.youku.com/show_page/id_z7a70fd3ee66a11e5b522.html
"VIP account sharing" websites may be illegal. Some VIP accounts are stolen by the websites' owner.
But not all sharing VIP accounts are illegal. Maybe some accounts are shared by their legal owners.
Anyway, these accounts can not be used for long. But I think they are enough for program test.

[yan12125]

Some VIP accounts are stolen by the websites' owner.

Sounds bad. I think we should have a legal account for testing.