 In January 2007, Cartoon Network launched a guerrilla marketing  campaign to promote this film. Dozens of electronic devices with  blinking lights were surreptitiously posted in various locations in  major US cities. When lit, an image of a Mooninite extending his  middle finger appeared. On January 31, several reports of suspicious  devices were received by Boston police. Bomb squads and emergency  personnel were deployed to the locations causing a major security  scare in Boston. The two men who installed the devices around Boston  were arrested and charged with felony counts of placing a hoax  device to incite panic. Turner Broadcasting, Cartoon Networks  parent company and Interference, Inc., the marketing company that  created the campaign, reached a settlement with city and state  officials to resolve any civil or criminal claims. The companies  agreed to pay $1 million dollars to the Boston police department,  and $1 million to fund homeland security. Jim Samples, the head of  Cartoon Network, resigned his position as a result.