The Epic trademarks are owned by Sony Music Entertainment worldwide.
In the United States the Epic imprint is used by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
In Japan the Epic imprint was used by: 1978-1988: EPIC/SONY Inc. 1988-1991: Epic/Sony Records, a division of CBS/Sony Group Inc. 1991-1998: Epic/Sony Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. 1998-2001: Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. 2001-2014: Epic Records Japan Inc. 2014-2019: Epic Records Japan, a division of Sony Music Labels Inc. 2019-now: Sony Music Labels Inc.