Lion - Issues with MacBook Pro Keyboards

I have a 17" early 2008 MacBook Pro. It's Intel Core Duo 2.
Since installing Lion, I seem to be having issues with its built-in keyboard, such as Command + C randomly not working on some apps, most recently Google Docs. But also with Bean and another text edit app I use.
Does anyone know if this issue will be addressed, maybe via a firmware update at some point for the older MacBook Pros?
Thanks,
Alisa

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