Does Adobe allow fallbacks to CS3 from CS4?

We have several workstations with CS3 Prod. Premium and purchased a CS4 Prod. Premium version for a new workstation. It has been impossible to use, as CS4 and Cineform are not working together. Since we are a Cineform shop, we need a working version of Prod. Premium with that program.
My question: does Adobe allow "fallback" to CS3 (with a serial number) from CS4? Or are we stuck with a $1700 CS4 doorstop?

I don't use Cineform, so this is merely conjecture, but isn't there a new-ish version of the codecs/plugins that is CS4-compatible? I seem to remember others posting that older versions of Cineform's products wouldn't work in CS4, and that an update was necessary (again, I didn't follow too closely, not being a Cineform user). Or is it the new version that's giving you problems? If so, you might want to contact Cineform, as CS4--especially with the last update--has been pretty stable and usable.

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