tsuwm, you might as well say that an prospective employee who pads his resume with phony credentials does not victimize the employer.

The plagiarist, dressing himself in stolen finery, seduces you to an undue respect for his own shabby words and ideas. He deceives you to attain your respect, for if you think him wise (not realizing that his wise words are stolen words) you will be misled in your assessment of the remainder of his writing.