Google Takes Street View Snaps in Paris; Lawsuits May Follow
By Peter Sayer
The differences between the U.S. and Europe are not just legal and cultural: they can also be architectural. The North American cities where Google began its Street View service are typically composed of wide streets laid out in an easily mapped grid pattern, but streets in the densely packed centers of Europe's historic capitals can be much more tortuous. Rue Maurice Utrillo, just by the famous church of Sacre Coeur in the North of Paris, will pose a particular challenge for Google's Street View team: from the church, the street descends abruptly in an 80-meter-long flight of steps.
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