8. The method of claim 4 , wherein transforming the at least one digital data element and the at least one attribute to create a legality expression comprises: associating said grant element, said duty element, said ban element, said claim element, and said intent element with a clause element of said legality expression language.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein transforming the at least one digital data element and the at least one attribute to create a legality expression comprises: specifying with one or more of said claim elements a preference policy specifying a preference for one of processing and accepting respective one or more of said clause elements.