Digital proof of delivery

A method comprising:

• determining, by one or more hardware processors, that a download of digital goods by a device of a customer over a network has reached a pre-determined stage of completion;
• interrupting, by the one or more hardware processors, the download of the digital goods at the pre-determined stage of completion;
• communicating, by the one or more hardware processors to the device of the customer over the network, a request for a confirmation for a completion of the download;
• in response to receiving the confirmation from the device, generating, by the one or more hardware processors, a download identification (ID) unique to one occurrence of a confirmed completion of the download of the digital goods;
• storing, by the one or more hardware processors, the download ID on an electronic data storage device in communication with the one or more hardware processors;
• accessing, by the one or more hardware processors, the download ID on the electronic data storage device;
• and
• in response to receiving the download ID from a third party, providing, by the one or more hardware processors, a status of the download to the third party.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:

• determining that a download of digital goods by a device of a customer over a network has reached a pre-determined stage of completion;
• suspending the download of the digital goods at the pre-determined stage of completion;
• transmitting, to the device via a network, a request for a confirmation for a completion of the download;
• receiving the confirmation for the completion of the download of the digital goods;
• supplying a download identification (ID) unique to one occurrence of a confirmed completion of the download of the digital goods;
• storing the download ID on an electronic data storage device in communication with the machine;
• accessing the download ID on the electronic data storage device;
• and
• in response to receiving the download ID from a third party, reporting a status of the download to the third party based on accessing a database using the download ID for a cross-reference to the confirmed completion of the download of the digital goods.