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'''Seeland Records''' is an [[independent record label]] created by [[Negativland]] in the [[1980s]] to release their own recordings. Their logo was a parody of that used at the time by [[Sea-Land_Corporation|Sea-Land]], a freight company. Their name was a parody of the [[micro-nation]] of [[Sealand]], which in early history was home to radio pirates, and currently home to a government that does not respect international copyrights or intellectual property. Another explanation for the name can be "lifted" from a song by [[Neu!]], like the band's name.

Seeland largely disappeared when Negativland signed with [[SST Records]] for a time during the late [[1980s]] and early [[1990s]]. But after an acrimonious split with that label, Negativland revived Seeland and begain releasing new recordings, not just by themselves but also by other artists (the [[Evolution Control Committee]] and [[John Oswald (composer)|John Oswald]] to name two) who usually shared their philosophies regarding [[fair use]]. The label is distributed by major-label-affiliated Lumberjack Mordam Distribution, which in turn is distributed by [[Warner Brothers Records]].

==Seeland Artists==