In message 3A9ED61F.1044@jps.net, Helen Krummenacker avona@jps.net writes
Actually, Creation has been at the heart of disputes, the main thing being the rights of the performers to give their audience access to them. Several performers didn't pay enough attention to the contracts they signed with Creation and found out they were banned from doing the fan-run cons. At one Creationcon, two Trek stars were told they could not, as they wished go out and mingle with the fans once they were done with their assigned duties. After all, people might get signatures without having to pay 50 bucks for the privledge of standing in line for one, thus costing the con money.
This no doubt explains why several people in the autograph queue at Redemption asked the duty steward (i.e. me) how much it was for autographs. The answer was, of course, nothing. Nor was there any requirement to buy the merchandise to be autographed - Gareth and Michael were cheerfully signing any photos, CDs, books etc. put in front of them. (Joe and Sheelagh's "Making of..." book seems to have become popular as an autograph book.) Michael *was* taking the opportunity to push his book, but did so in such a cheerful manner that nobody felt compelled to buy it.