In the Practice Room with David Munkittrick, OC ’07: Music Copyright and Artificial Intelligence

David Munkittrick, OC ’07, studied Piano at the Conservatory and History in the College before pursuing a career in law. His interest in music, however, has remained an important part of his professional life. After attending law school, he joined Proskauer Rose LLP, working in music litigation practice. He recently returned to Oberlin to lead a workshop on music copyright and artificial intelligence, exploring the legal questions surrounding use of copyrighted music in generative AI. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. What initially drew you to pursue a double degree at Oberlin? When I was looking at colleges in high school, I was pretty much 100 percent certain that I wanted to do some kind of double degree. The focus at the beginning was always on music. I thought that was where most of my time and attention would be, but I liked school too much to give that up. I also wanted to have an academic side to my education.

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