Chinese phrase
〜的版权归属如何？ 〜 de bǎn quán guī shǔ rú hé
Meaning
Who owns the copyright to ___?
When to use it
It asks who legally owns the copyright to something. This is a formal way to ask about copyright ownership when the rights to a work or other material are unclear.
Example dialogue
我的毕业论文的版权归属如何？ wǒ de bì yè lùn wén de bǎn quán guī shǔ rú hé
Who owns the copyright to my graduation thesis?
如果没有特别约定，通常版权属于作者本人，不过学校有时会保留使用权。 rú guǒ méi yǒu tè bié yuē dìng tōng cháng bǎn quán shǔ yú zuò zhě běn rén bú guò xué xiào yǒu shí huì bǎo liú shǐ yòng quán
Unless there is a special agreement, the copyright usually belongs to the author, although the school may sometimes retain the right to use it.