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The problems with downloads initiated from within a game (like the Halo 3 demo from Crackdown) is that it wont let you exit the download screen without cancelling the download. Here is the way around it:

1. Start the download from within the game.
2. Exit the download.
3. Go back to the dashboard.
4. Go to the Marketplace blade.
5. Go to Account Management.
6. Go to Download History.
7. The download should be listed, select it and choose to Download Again.
8. Do other stuff while it downloads.

There you have it. Background downloads FTW.