Throughput, download speed, bandwidth, or something else -- which of these am I trying to say? I can download a huge file, topping speeds of around 140 KB/s. Is 140 KB/s my maximum download speed? And isn't that speed the same for all information I can receive, or just file transfers? [more inside]
posted by Quarter Pincher on Jun 4, 2009 - 16 answers

Has anyone ever been sued for downloading music? [more inside]
posted by squarehead on Dec 31, 2007 - 25 answers

Why are some YouTube videos so much better quality than others? What video specs and file format (AVI, MOV, MPG) produce the best results?
posted by JudgeBork on Apr 23, 2006 - 6 answers

I want to download an archived directory at Webarchive.org using an automated tool. I've tried wget, httrack, and various browsers which save web sites, but they do not download much at all. Had any sucess at this?
posted by Mo Nickels on Sep 17, 2004 - 3 answers