Zul M

Zul Musa has over a decade of experience in publishing, working with one of the biggest scholarly publishers in a Malaysian research university. His interests lie in publishing trends and technology, open access and digital publishing. Zul has served in various capacities throughout many years, including editing, copyediting, journal administration, designing, and marketing. A book author and a keen writer, he was one of the recipients of the Malaysia Website Awards 2017.

How AI Is Redesigning the Publishing Workflow from Manuscript to Marketplace

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How AI is redesigning the publishing workflow

Introduction Publishing has always been shaped by technology. The printing press enabled mass production. Desktop publishing transformed page design. The internet expanded distribution. Ebooks changed how readers access and consume content. Yet for all these changes, the basic publishing workflow remained largely familiar. Authors wrote manuscripts. Editors refined them. Reviewers evaluated them. Production teams prepared … Read more

AI Copyright Needs Technology, Not More Lawyers

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AI copyright needs technology

Introduction For more than three centuries, copyright has relied on a remarkably simple assumption. Whenever someone wanted to use a protected work, they would first seek permission from its creator or rights holder. If permission was denied, the law provided remedies. If permission was granted, the parties negotiated a license, agreed on compensation, and moved … Read more

AI Needs Publishers More Than Publishers Need AI

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Introduction: The Popular Story Is Backwards For the past three years, artificial intelligence has been presented as an existential threat to publishing. Headlines routinely warn that AI will replace writers, automate editors, eliminate journalists, and eventually render publishers obsolete. Every new model release seems to reignite the same question: if machines can generate text, what … Read more

Cultural Colonialism 2.0: How AI Is Exporting Western Values

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How AI is exporting western values

Introduction When historians discuss colonialism, they often focus on territory, military conquest, and political control. Yet some of the most enduring consequences of colonialism were not physical at all. They were cultural. Empires exported languages, educational systems, religious ideas, social norms, and ways of understanding the world. Long after colonial administrations disappeared, their cultural influence … Read more

AI Copyright Is Becoming a Global Issue

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AI copyright is becoming a global issue

Introduction For most of modern history, copyright disputes were relatively straightforward. Authors fought against book pirates. Musicians challenged unauthorized copying of songs. Film studios pursued illegal distribution of movies. Publishers defended their rights against reproductions that threatened their businesses. These conflicts were often significant, but they typically remained within the boundaries of intellectual property law. … Read more