I wouldn't really see the players as victims, but A) crossword constructors are potentially having their work ripped off and/or receiving less work and B) Uclic

I wouldn't really see the players as victims, but A) crossword constructors are potentially having their work ripped off and/or receiving less work and B) Uclick/USA Today are paying someone to do something when they could have just rerun old puzzles and got a similar result. A comparison to a murder investigation is maybe a bit much, but I can see where people are coming from.