UPC label removed. Warranty voided?!

Hello everyone!
I guess this is not the right place for this topic but i couldn't find a better one.
A month ago I bought a MacBook Pro and an iPod and I participated in the back-to-school program. Therefor I had to send both UPC labels of the MacBook Pro and the iPod to Apple. The UPC label contains (beside other numbers) the serial number. Today I read through the warranty rules of apple and one part made me wonder:
"This warranty does not apply: (...) (f) if any Apple serial number has been removed or defaced."
The full version can be found here (for iPod and iSight):
http://images.apple.com/legal/warranty/docs/ipodisight.pdf
for other products (such as MacBook Pro):
http://images.apple.com/legal/warranty/docs/cpuwarranty.pdf
Does that mean I voided my warranty by removing the UPC labels of my MacBook Pro and iPod? Just to participate in the back-to-school program? I don't hope so...
I would be very happy if anyone of you could tell me that I'm wrong.
Guido

Pretty sure that the Serial #'s in question are the physical ones attaced to the machines. (For laptops, I think they are inside the RAM "hatch".)
Regardless, removing the UPC from the box will NOT void your warranty.

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