App Store won't start download the OS X Yosemite free upgrade

I have a MacBook Pro 13-inch mid 2012. My current MacOS is OS X 10.6.8.
I didn't get to upgrade to OS X 10.9 when there was the free upgrade because I forgot to download it.
Now I want to download the OS X 10.10 but when I click the "Get" button or "Free Upgrade" button, the license agreement won't come out and the download won't start. It just stay the same even after I clicked the button.
What should I do?

I am having the same problem. I have a 15" MBP from mid-2010 running 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard).
All updates have been applied.
When I go to the App Store, locate Yosemite and click on "download", nothing happens.
As an experiment, I tried installing other free apps from the App Store - I tried Kindle and
Memory Clean. Same issue - I click on "Install" and nothing happens.
Still digging - open to advice.
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