> After the advent of iTunes and Spotify, labels often argued that downloads and streams should be counted as sales. I'm guessing this is still the case for ma

> After the advent of iTunes and Spotify, labels often argued that downloads and streams should be counted as sales. I'm guessing this is still the case for many artists. How can they argue this at all? Who is the sale to? I doubt the record labels would say that I purchased a song after listening to it on a streaming service.