You mentioned looking for an "interesting paper." While you likely won't find a peer-reviewed academic paper on how to pirate Photoshop, you will find interesting research in the field of and Digital Rights Management (DRM) :

These servers collect usage data. Blocking them improves privacy.

If you are a legitimate user seeking to minimize telemetry without breaking your workflow, the strategy is .

Different versions of Adobe applications might communicate with different servers. Ensuring that all scenarios are covered requires thorough testing.