IPod won't work without charger

I've been using my 4Gcolour iPod non-stop for over a year now and now it's broken. Everything works fine except you have to have it plugged into the powerpoint for it to work, the battery shows up as full when I unplug it and then after a few seconds it resets and dies. It's almost impossible to get it to sync with the computer because it resets in the middle of syncing and even though it's a powered USB port it doesn't work.
does this mean i need a new battery? If thats the case i'll probably just get a new one.

I opened it up and under the harddrive, the battery doesnt lie flat in the case, it's sort of bulging out in one corner and it looks like its been leaking or something because theres black stuff isnt on any of the other corners.
with the battery replacement program, do you get a new iPod, like it says on the website? is that a new old stock iPod or a real new one? (5G)
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