DEAR DR. GOTT: Someone is using your name and photo to earn income at the website www.dr-gott.com. It is not clear until you get to their contact page that it’s not your official site. You can see by looking at the posts that people think they are sending you a message. You may not want to spend a lot of money going after these people, but it is very illegal for them to use your photo without your permission. A letter from your lawyer demanding that they remove your photo and state in large type on their home page that it is not your official site would be a great service to your readers and also protect your privacy and legal rights.

DEAR READER: Unfortunately, for every website that uses my name and photo that I take action against, there are 12 more behind it waiting to take its place.
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