Under Academy rules, documentaries are ineligible for Oscar
consideration if aired on television or the Internet within nine
months of their theatrical release.

However, the U.S. distributors of Fahrenheit 9/11 said on Tuesday that
the telecast will not disqualify the movie from Oscar competition in
the feature documentary category.

They also said that the 1000's of times it was viewed for free over
the internet did not count either.

'The film that was shown on Cuban state-run TV was a gift from Moore
to his idol Fidel Castro, and was not supposed to shown on Cuban State
run TV ' said a statement issued by Lions Gate Films, IFC
Entertainment and the Fellowship Adventure Group.

Moore later added "If you can not trust Castro, who can you trust?"

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