I don't think EU will be special in the grand scheme of things. US legislation is already pending under draft form ( https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-internet-privacy/pris... ).

To rephrase: if you produce an asset that can be shared with an additional significant audience at a fraction of its production cost, and all you need to do is a one-time compliance cost that probably will soon become mandatory for your primary area of distribution, then how can it be a good practice to continue banning your customer-base based on what continent are they in the world?