Think of it this way: we certainly didn't have a boring week with that TCPA hearing. Then again, Lemoine dodged a bullet there as we would have spent this week talking about the dumbsterfire that was his presentation. I mean how embarrassing to call yourself an attorney and bring in a 3rd grade level powerpoint. I'm getting off topic hear. Exceptionalism will be exceptionalism and it's goddamn amazing how this circus ride just surfaces back up.
As for winning or losing the case, I don't think it matters as much as you think it might. Sure, Vic would gain or lose a good chunk of money, but that's not just going to magically make anything better. This lawsuit at least got him to the point of being able to see and interact with fans again even if it nowhere near the height it should have been. The man was breaking down into tears on what would have been his last public showing. That's something so easy to forget in this giant cluster fuck. This lawsuit could not have damaged Vic any more in any way possible beyond finances it was burned down and so broken. But let's take a moment and look at the what if.
What if the case is entirely dismissed and the appeals courts dismiss the case entirely? The odds of this are very, very unlikely, but it's just good for understanding. Vic will still get invited places and he will still have a following for at least the next half decade, but I'm not sure he would be able to grab too many roles right away. Nobody else gets sued. The SJWs celebrate for five minutes before going back to screeching and harassing everyone like before and nothing at all changes in Weeb Wars. Just with Vic out of the picture, more people will say "I'm out" and go back to watching their dubs and Funi struggles to keep subscribers since lord knows how they treat their own. Sabat likely will throw Schemmel to the dogs and he's out of a job in which I honestly think Schemmel will commit suicide if that happens. These people don't care about him and someone has to be the sacrifice to keep Funi afloat. Huber and Todd are gone as well because they can't risk another controversy.
And RT likely will make cuts to the point they drop the animation studio in its entirety because it is costing way too much for the profit it produces. Once RWBY becomes a profit loss, there will be no more animations from them. That branch lives and dies by that series. So sad Nomad of Nowhere is gone because that's the one thing I really, really liked from them. ANN and all those other people will grow tired of Vic and talk about something else as he stops being the spotlight and doesn't garner enough attention. Someone else will be thrown in front and we deal with this shit all over again.
And guess what? The same results will happen if Vic wins the lawsuit. Sorry, but the way this has gone its ending is doomed to be the same. The only way this ends with a good ending is if the entirety of the industry does a 180 and cleans up its act. Lower the amount of toxicity, have people grow some goddamn spines and own their business, and shove the toxic snakes into the corners to die out letting the good people of the community thrive and set a better standard. It's an unrealistic ending. One I'm sure thousands dream will happen, but those that stand in that way would rather die than go that route.