MBP casing is warping and scratching

My MBP has two odd protrusions in the laptop casing.
1) On the right side of the laptop where your right palm rests when you type on the keyboard. I've tried tightening the screw and it does not solve the issue.
2) In the middle of the laptop between the two locking clasp holes where the hooks go into in clamshell position.
I believe this is causing it to scratch in places where it is not supposed to. This also makes the track pad button feel loose when you click on it.
The scratches are just below the track pad. I think there is friction between the top of the display and the scratch area when the MBP is in clamshell position.
Take a look these pictures I posted:
http://picasaweb.google.com/vincentgeemanli/MBPWarpedCasing
Has anyone experience anything similar? Is this a manufacturer defect? The MBP is less than a year old so would the warranty cover this?
MacBookPro1,1   Mac OS X (10.4.9)   2 GHz Intel Core Duo

If you just have a one year warranty, be sure to contact Apple about this problem before it runs out--and maybe even consider buying 3 year Applecare if you don't already have it. I have read about warped cases in these forums and I imagine they would be evaluated on a case by case basis. If it were mine, I would be very nice and polite and reasonable, but I would definitely argue that it should not be happening and see if they could do something to fix it under Applecare. It may have been improperly assembled or something like that.
Also, check to see that your battery isn't bulging and contributing to the problem.
Good luck!

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