For what it's worth, the Academy has said that since the Cuban broadcast was "unauthorized" they will not disqualify the film. Funny how I haven't heard Michael Moore or the MPAA screaming about the incident of bootlegging a "popular" movie (to quote their own hype).
Michael Moore has disclosed that he will not submit his Fahrenheit 9/11 for consideration in the Best Documentary category and will instead aim for the Best Picture Oscar. The film was the surprise winner of the Cannes Film Festival's top prize this year. His decision also frees him to release Fahrenheit on TV before the Nov. 2 elections. Under Academy restrictions, films submitted for the documentary Oscar may not play on television until nine months after they are released theatrically. Moore said on his website that he is hoping to persuade Columbia TriStar Home Video, which is releasing the Fahrenheit DVD on Oct. 5, to allow him to screen the film on TV on or before election eve, Nov. 1, adding, however: "I have no assurance from our home video distributor that they would allow a one-time television broadcast -- and the chances are they probably won't."