Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing documents incorporates the use of position or location information. In one example, documents (310) include one or more location attributes (312) that are used by a receiving device (200), in conjunction with position information provided to or determined by the receiving device (200), to determine operations that may be performed on the document (310). Alternatively, based on the location attributes (312) and the position information, the device (200) may determine that certain operations are not permitted to be performed on the document. Further still, display of selected portions of the document (310), or access to the document (310) may be likewise controlled in this manner. In one embodiment, the receiving device (200) is a wireless mobile device such as a cellular telephone or the like.