Index: Skin.php
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--- includes/Skin.php	(revision 253)
+++ includes/Skin.php	(working copy)
@@ -1167,6 +1167,8 @@
 			$link = $this->makeKnownLink( $wgRightsPage, $wgRightsText );
 		} elseif( $wgRightsUrl ) {
 			$link = $this->makeExternalLink( $wgRightsUrl, $wgRightsText );
+		} elseif( $wgRightsText ) {
+			$link = $wgRightsText;
 		} else {
 			# Give up now
 			return $out;