1. A method for electronically managing data rights, the method comprising: receiving a first label associated with a data object; obtaining one or more predefined rules for the conversion of the first label to a first universal label having a universal format; and converting the first label into the first universal label at least in part by electronically mapping information associated with the first label to one or more data fields associated with the first universal label utilizing the one or more predefined rules, receiving a second label associated with a subject seeking access to the data object; converting the second label into a second universal label having the universal format based at least in part on one or more predefined rules for the conversion of the second label into the second universal label; evaluating the first universal label and the second universal; and determining whether the subject is allowed to access the data object based at least in part on the evaluation, wherein the above operations are performed by one or more computers.