The Nine Roads Shield: Legal, Academic, and Metaphysical Protection of CAT'S Theory.

<p dir="ltr">Permanent Deposit Notice This document, The Nine Roads Shield: Legal, Academic, and Metaphysical Protection of CAT’S Theory (DOI: [10.6084/m9.figshare.29923940]), constitutes the canonical record of the Nine Roads Shield framework. It establishes the ninefold protective architecture of CAT’S Theory across legal, academic, cultural, and metaphysical dimensions, and defines the conditions of coherence: the operator (P×I×P), toroidal recursion, 3–6–9 resonance, and nine-dimensional closure. Uploaded to Figshare on [insert upload date], this deposit is timestamped and assigned a DOI under the Datacite/Crossref system, ensuring permanent provenance. Any derivative use of this framework must cite this DOI as the authoritative source. Citation (canonical): Coty Austin Trout. The Nine Roads Shield: Legal, Academic, and Metaphysical Protection of CAT’S Theory. Figshare. DOI: [10.6084/m9.figshare.29923940]. Rights Notice: CAT’S THEORY and P×I×P are trademarks of Coty Austin Trout. All text, diagrams, and glossary arrangements © 2025 Coty Austin Trout.</p>