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A method for representing an agreement as reputation, the method comprising:in response to a request to generate an assertion relating to a piece of content, regenerating a reputation statement concerning an agreement from reputation-forming information (RFI) associated with an agreement; and

generating an assertion from the reputation statement and the piece of content, the generating comprising binding the piece of content to the reputation statement.

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The method of Claim 1 further comprising transmitting the assertion to a receiving entity.

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The method of Claim 2 wherein the receiving entity is a drafting party of the agreement.

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The method of Claim 1 wherein the RFI is provided by one of an automated process and an expert.

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The method of Claim 1 wherein at least one of the RFI, the agreement, or a portion of the assertion is signed.

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The method of Claim 1 wherein the RFI comprises RFI from multiple sources.

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The method of Claim 1 wherein the agreement comprises a plurality of portions, and generating an assertion further comprises evaluating RFI related to one or more of the plurality of portions.

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The method of Claim 1, further comprising monitoring the RFI associated with the agreement and alerting an entity when the RFI associated with the agreement changes.

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The method of Claim 1, further comprising monitoring the agreement and alerting an entity when the agreement changes.

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A method of representing an agreement as reputation, the method comprising:receiving an assertion bound to a piece of content, wherein the assertion presents information associated with an agreement;

evaluating the assertion to produce an intermediate result; and

using the intermediate result to modify a reputation value associated with the agreement.

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