Originally Posted by Eightloop

Salathe, correct me if I'm wrong, but modifying the template is only allowed if the attribution remains intact. Unfortunately, the links he's trying to remove are "designed by"-links (especially the last one) and this would be against the conditions of this CC license.

Otherwise, I absolutely agree that the chances are very small that he'll get angry mail. As I said, this is the worst case scenario.

As Salathe said, an experienced person should be able to remove the links for you.