Removing the hyperlink in the footer

Hi guys, I love your theme and would be more than happy to attribute you with a link from my "About" page. However I would like to remove the hyperlink from the footer. How can I remove the link on the text in the footer that is part of the theme? Please note that I'm not looking to "hide" the link, I'm looking to relocate the link. So CSS would not work. Can you please help?