As you can see from the attached sample map, the Esri basemap credits are overpowering and reduce the cartographic design of the entire map. These credits appear to be new to 10.1 and essentially make these maps unusable in any sort of publication.
Is there a way to remove the credits?
Best Answer
Go to View -> Layout, then go to Insert -> Dynamic Text -> Service Layer Credits.
You should then be able to move the credits to wherever you want. (Or completely remove them)