1. A collaborative file rights management method comprising: identifying a file input/output (I/O) request to access a file, said file I/O request originating in an authoring application; quashing said file I/O request; automatically extracting digital rights management data appended to said file; providing said file to said authoring application; and managing access to said file in said authoring application based upon said extracted digital rights management data; wherein said quashing step comprises: posting a responsive message to said authoring application; intercepting an operating system event in said authoring application, said operating system event indicating receipt of said responsive message; and, suppressing further processing of said intercepted operating system event by the authoring application in the case when said responsive message is an “access denied” message.